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Glacial Moraines at Pine Creek Canyon (California)
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Photographer: Ron Wolf
ID: 0000 0000 0811 1953 (2011-08-17)Copyright © 2011 Ron Wolf
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date of photo Aug 8, 2011
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Owens Valley. Near Bishop (Inyo County, California, US)notes View of these moraines along Eastern Sierra mountain front is looking to the southwest. These lateral moraines extending from the mouth of Pine Creek Canyon were formed during the Tahoe Stage of glaciation in the Sierra, ending about 65,000 years ago. Smaller, younger moraines from more recent glacial stages are found within the canyon defined by these Tahoe-stage moraines. The mountain to the left is the north flank of Mount Tom. The distant peak (upper right) is Royce Peak (elev. 13,253 ft.) in the John Muir Wilderness Area, part of Inyo National Forest.keywords: geology, earth science, geomorphology, glacier, glaciation, Pleistocene
camera Canon 40D, 100mm, f/14, 1/320 sec.
photo category: Misc. - geology
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