Mount Ouray.—At the summit of Marshall Pass, 242 miles from Denver. An extinct volcano whose crater can be plainly seen. Altitude 14,043 feet.
Marshall Pass.—Begins six miles from Poncha Junction, at Mears Junction. The summit of the Pass has an altitude of 10,852 feet. From this point a magnificent view can be had of the Sangre de Cristo range extending to the southeast. The pass is a scenic and a scientific wonder, grades of 211 feet to the mile are frequent, and the ascent and descent are made by a series of most remarkable curves. The streams from the summit flow eastward into the Atlantic and westward into the Pacific.
Poncha Pass.—Two miles from Poncha Junction; leads up to Marshall Pass.
Poncha Springs.—Five miles from Salida. Noted hot springs. Temperature of the water varies in the different springs, 100 in number, from 90° to 185° Fahrenheit. A great health resort. Altitude, 7,480 feet.
Arkansas River and Valley.—The railroad crosses the Arkansas River at Salida, and from the bridge, and until the town of Poncha Springs has been passed, a fine view can be had of the river and its fertile valley.
Collegiate Peaks.—Harvard, Yale and Princeton peaks, plainly seen from the vicinity of Salida to the northwest. Altitude, respectively, 14,383 feet, 14,101 feet, 14,199 feet.
BEAR CREEK FALLS.
Sangre de Cristo Range.—On approaching Salida, near the western end of the Grand Cañon, there is a break in the walls through which fine pictures of the Sangre de Cristo peaks present themselves.
The Royal Gorge.—The climax of all the grandeur of the Grand Cañon of the Arkansas lies midway in this wonderful chasm. The best view can be obtained from the famous hanging bridge. Here the walls of the cañon rise to a perpendicular height of 2,600 feet above the track.