Sheer cliffs 2,000 to 2,400 feet high, north of Hamilton Lake (just out of view). Sequoia National Park, California. No Date.
Summary
Sequoia National Park, California. Sheer cliffs 2,000 to 2,400 feet high, north of Hamilton Lake (just out of view). At the lower right is a stretch of the trail leading to Kaweah Gap. The cliffs owe their remarkable columnar forms mainly to a vertically sheeted structure, which has permitted the incision of sharp gullies along narrow zones of intense fracturing. The erosional work has been done by avalanches of snow and by water from rain and snow carrying loosened rock grains. The white cliff on the right is composed of wholly undivided massive granite.
Summary
Sequoia National Park, California. Sheer cliffs 2,000 to 2,400 feet high, north of Hamilton Lake (just out of view). At the lower right is a stretch of the trail leading to Kaweah Gap. The cliffs owe their remarkable columnar forms mainly to a vertically sheeted structure, which has permitted the incision of sharp gullies along narrow zones of intense fracturing. The erosional work has been done by avalanches of snow and by water from rain and snow carrying loosened rock grains. The white cliff on the right is composed of wholly undivided massive granite.
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