C. Hart Merriam Base Camp Site

USA / Arizona / Flagstaff /
 place with historical importance, basecamp (mountaineering), NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, historic landmark, U.S. National Historic Landmark
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Historic site listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Significant date: 1889
Areas of significance: Science
Area: about 2.5 acres
Date added to NRHP: 10/15/1966
Other designations: U.S. National Historic Landmark
Notes: This site served as a base camp for renowned eco-biologist Clinton Hart Merriam beginning in 1889. From this location, Merriam studied and formed theories concerning the phenomenon he called "Life Zones". The theory put forth the idea that plant and animal life is distributed in specific patterns depending on altitudinal and climatic zones.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._Hart_Merriam_Base_Camp_Site
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Coordinates:   35°22'30"N   111°43'35"W
This article was last modified 6 years ago