Sequoia National Park, California. Side of Diamond Mesa, viewed from the west. Though reduced in area by glacial erosion, the mesa itself has remained unglaciated, like the Boreal Plateau, because snow has never accumulated to sufficient depth on its wind-swept surface.
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1935
Summary
Sequoia National Park, California. Side of Diamond Mesa, viewed from the west. Though reduced in area by glacial erosion, the mesa itself has remained unglaciated, like the Boreal Plateau, because snow has never accumulated to sufficient depth on its wind-swept surface. The summit of Junction Peak stands high above the mesa and bears a vestige of a still higher erosion surface, presumably the Cirque Peak surface. 1935.
Summary
Sequoia National Park, California. Side of Diamond Mesa, viewed from the west. Though reduced in area by glacial erosion, the mesa itself has remained unglaciated, like the Boreal Plateau, because snow has never accumulated to sufficient depth on its wind-swept surface. The summit of Junction Peak stands high above the mesa and bears a vestige of a still higher erosion surface, presumably the Cirque Peak surface. 1935.
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