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Postcard image of the Mount of the Holy Cross.
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"The famous mountain, 14,176 feet in height, lies at the extreme northern end of the Sawatch Mountains, near the headwaters of Eagle River. The cross is formed by a deep vertical fissure in the face of the mountain, 1,500 feet in length, intersected by a transverse ledge of some 750 feet, both retaining permanently deep snow with which they are filled."
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A postcard of Mount of the Holy Cross, which sits at an elevation of 14,176 feet.
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"Situated near Redcliff, Colo., this natural cross is one of the Wonders of the World. Once each year services are held below the cross, at which thousands of visitors attend."
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"MOUNT HOLY CROSS IS WORLD FAMOUS, in fact one of the World's Wonders. This superb natural symbol of faith is situated near Redcliff on the Ocean to Ocean Highway west of Leadville. Nowhere else in the world has the Creator engraved a religious symbol so perfect and of such great interest. Even those who are not religious cannot gaze upon this symbol embodying the nobler aspirations of mankind without a feeling of awe and reverence."
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A postcard depicting the Mount of the Holy Cross and the surrounding wilderness area.
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A postcard depicting the Mount of the Holy Cross and the surrounding wilderness area.
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"#3744 Mount of the Holy Cross, elev. 13,996 ft. One of the world's most famous mountains in the wilderness area south of Red Cliff, Colorado."