Standard Dictionary wrongly describes it is "the highest peak (14,363

feet) within the United States." The United States Baedeker and
railroad literature overstate its altitude by more than a hundred

feet.
[30] Doubtless the red silver fir, now classified as Abies amabilis.

[31] Lassen Peak on recent maps.
[32] Pseudotsuga taxifolia Brit.

[33] Thuja plicata Don.
[34] Muir wrote this description in 1902; Major J. W. Powell made his

descent through the canyon, with small boats, in 1869.
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• literature [´litərətʃə] n.文学；文献；著作 (初中英语单词)
• altitude [´æltitju:d] n.高度；海拨 (初中英语单词)
• doubtless [´dautlis] ad.无疑地；大概，多半 (初中英语单词)
• description [di´skripʃən] n.描写 (初中英语单词)
• canyon [´kænjən] n.峡谷 (英语四级单词)