Humboldt Peak
Americannoun
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Many phenomena are named after him, from the Humboldt Current that flows along the western coast of South America to the stately Humboldt Peak in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains.
From Nature
On Humboldt Peak, more than 400 tons of rock were hauled in by rope and bucket to plug a 4-ft.-deep gully that ran for a quarter-mile.
From Time Magazine Archive
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