|
|
click photo for larger file
The Minarets (glacial arete)
|
Photographer: Ron Wolf
ID: 0000 0000 1009 0961 (2009-10-12)Copyright © 2009 Ron Wolf
|
|
INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
|
date of photo Oct 9, 2009
location
Ansel Adams Wilderness Area. Inyo National Forest (Madera County, California, US)notes Collectively, these jagged pinnacles along the crest of the Ritter Range comprise an arete, a sharp ridge carved by glaciers. Aretes form when glaciers on oppose sides of a mountain range have cut away rock until only a steep wall separates the masses of ice. The highest peak is Clyde Minaret, elev. 12,281 ft.keywords: glacier, glaciation, erosion, arete, geomorphology, Sierra, earth science, geology
camera Canon 40D, 400mm, f/16, 1/500 sec.
photo category: Misc. - geology
|
| |
|
Using this photo The thumbnail photo (128x192 pixels) on this page may be freely used for personal or academic purposes without prior permission under the Fair Use provisions of US copyright law as long as the photo is clearly credited with © 2009 Ron Wolf.
For other uses, or if you have questions, contact Ron Wolf RonWolf[AT]EyeOnNature.com. (Replace the [AT] with the @ symbol before sending an email.) |
|
|