Franklin Rhoda
Franklin Rhoda was an American reporter, philosopher, and topographer.[1] He is known for taking part in several geological surveys, including the Hayden Survey in Colorado of 1874 and his 1875 scaling of Trinchera Peak in Fort Garland, Colorado.[2] Rhoda's chronicling of the 1874 Hayden Survey has been considered one of the "best of the last century in American mountaineering",[3] and parts of his account were published in the Pittsburgh Gazette.[4]
His half-brother was A.D. Wilson, for whom Wilson Peak and Mount Wilson are named.
Other known ascents of his during the survey:
Uncompahgre, Mount Wilson, San Luis Peak, Sunshine Peak, Mt. Sneffels, and Handies Peak.
Bibliography
- Summits to Reach: An Annotated Edition of Franklin Rhoda's Report on the Topography of the San Juan Country, Rhoda, Franklin.
References
- ↑ Allen, John (1997). North American Exploration, Volume 3: A Continent Comprehended. University of Nebraska Press. pp. 482–483, 486–487. ISBN 0803210434.
- ↑ Bartlett, Richard (1980). Great Surveys of the American West. University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 78, 87, 88, 99. ISBN 0806116536.
- ↑ Ormes, Robert (2003). Guide to the Colorado Mountains. The Mountaineers Books. p. 25. ISBN 0967146607.
- ↑ "Electric Phenomena on Mountain Peaks". Pittsburgh Gazette. Nov 18, 1875. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- Foster, Mike. (1984) Summits to Reach - An annotated edition of Franklin Rhoda's Report On The Topography Of The San Juan Country. Pruett Publishing, Boulder, Colorado. ISBN 0-87108-667-0
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