A small white frame shelter house and an observation tower stand on the bare crest of Mount Washburn in Yellowstone National Park. A pale road climbs the sandy-brown slope below, with scattered shrubs and a few green trees. The caption gives the summit elevation as 10,317 feet. The road made the summit accessible to motor tourists, and the tower was used for fire detection. Mount Washburn was named for Henry D. Washburn, who led the 1870 expedition that explored the Yellowstone region.
Linen-textured stock with visible vertical ribbing; narrow white margin at the bottom edge; no printed text on the front.
No postmark. Divided-back C.T. Art-Colortone linen card, unused; caption and series number 1261 printed on the back; publisher "C. T. ART-COLORTONE," Sanborn Souvenir Co., Denver, Colo.; light edge wear and a small stain at upper left of caption block.
Cite this card
Summit of Mt. Washburn, Yellowstone National Park, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1940. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/summit-of-mt-washburn-yellowstone-national-park-circa-1940. Accessed November 2, 2026.
