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Mount Ritter (California)
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Photographer: Ron Wolf
ID: 0000 0000 1009 1897 (2009-10-21)Copyright © 2009 Ron Wolf
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INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
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date of photo Oct 9, 2009
location
Ansel Adams Wilderness Area. Inyo National Forest (Mono County, California, US)notes At 13,157 ft., Mount Ritter is the highest in the Ritter Range. It is an example of a glacial horn, a single sharp peak that remains after glaciers have carved away its flanks. This part of the Sierra was subjected to extensive glaciation, but Mt. Ritter remained above the ice. As a result, it does not exhibit the rounded features characteristic of glaciated peaks. The volcanic ridge in the foreground, however, was overridden by the ice and displays the typical rounding.keywords: glacier, glaciation, horn, geomorphology, Sierra, peak, earth science
camera Canon 40D, 250mm, f/16, 1/500 sec
photo category: Misc. - geology
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