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Show PIE VALLEY MOUNTAIN'S MOUN-TAIN'S SCENIC BEAUTY Pice Valley mountain, lying in southwestern Utah within a few miles of the Arizona and Nevada state lines, lin-es, is an extinct volcano above 10,000 feet high. It is an object of great beauty in itself. Its souh front is almost percipitious, this face of the mountain appearing almost a sheer wall of gray granite out of which gushes a wonderfully clear and cold spring of pure water St. George's culinary water supply. Other sides of the mountain are not so abrupt, notably the north and west sides. Changing scenery in a characteristic of the mountain. Tree life is abundant abund-ant and varieties are many. Snow banks usually lie all year on some parts of the mountain. In some places the rock formation is very beautiful. Heavily timbered land leads into beautiful parks, where the red clover is matted so thickly that one may close his eyes and imagine that he is walking on beautiful soft carpet. Flowers are abundant and the variety is great. Streams of clear sparkling cool water flow down each little canyon, forming beautiful trout streams father down the mountain, moun-tain, and springs are frequent. Superb View From. Top The view from the highest point of the mountain on the south is superb. I 0n a clear day three states and ten cunties may be seen, Utah, Nevada and Arizona being the states. The , ounties are Washington, Kane, Iron, eaver, Garfield and Juab in Utah, lofcave and Coconino counties in ; nzia. Lincoln and Clark counties Nevala. One stands and marvels ,he Tiew gradually unfolds itself the senses it is too great to be n m all at once, until he tires of -andmg, then sits down and finally 'K down to study and try to take in of the mysteries of the view, him lies the valley of St. W'ge with the temple city laid out (riihe nter and the Virgin river b!.?'ng along its farther side. Lava 'oiiV"OW U1 here and theie a"d t ca " t0 tlle west appear several vol- )n jC cones. (one o which is shown lry lsPage) showing that the coun-terrj,reabot3 coun-terrj,reabot3 must have been in a Pan p6 StSte of eruition in times caV. Valle' mountain being the 1 as d ' "le great commotion. It r this 'l'btles? during the activity of :auitgreat volcano that the Hurricane 'arth''8 greatest fault in a11 tlie ;ault S Surface was caused. This g ara 'S ClearI' visable to the east-an(1 east-an(1 'n the evening presents a beautiful spectacle, the colors changing chang-ing rrom light gray through all the shades of pink and red ending in deep purple. The breaks of the Grand Canyon are visible also Zion National park, Cedar Breaks, and other scenic spots. Undoubtedly the best way to see the views from the top of the mountain is to have saddle horses, carry food and blankets and camp on top arriving there in time to get the evening view when the coloring color-ing is best, getting the distant views in the early morning when the light is best for this purpose. One can not get the best results from a trip of this kind if it is too hurried. An exceedingly enjoyable trip can be made up Forsythe canyon to the top of the mountain then over the top of the mountain to Whipple canyon and down the trail there back to Pine Valley town, a distance of about fifteen fif-teen miles. Don't forget to bring your fishing rod and tackle with you when you come to Pine Valley. V xt - " - .-:'; v. ! " " "X i ? ". i - - - - . . - - ) r ' . . - . y 1 ' j . .!.-;'. -s-'i- '.'.::'.'.. . . -. . . - ... . ... : i '. )' " ' ' - I-' ' - ' I One of several volcanic cones at the foot of Pine Valley mountain in Diamond valley. Part of Snow's Canyon in distance. (Photo by J. M. Stewart. Jr.) |