Mountain Pass Photo, Mountain Pass photos, Natural History Photography

North Peak (12,242') rises over lower Conness Lake, its water colored deep blue-green by glacier runoff. Mount Conness (12,589') towers in the upper left. Hoover Wilderness, Inyo National Forest.
Location: Conness Lakes Basin, Hoover Wilderness, California
Image ID: 36427
Panorama dimensions: 7008 x 15585

Ancient Bristlecone Pine Tree at sunset, panorama, with storm clouds passing over the White Mountains. The eastern Sierra Nevada is just visible in the distance.
Species: Ancient bristlecone pine, Pinus longaeva
Location: Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California
Image ID: 28781
Panorama dimensions: 4549 x 10085

Mount Conness (12,589') over Lower Conness Lake, Hoover Wilderness, Conness Lakes Basin

Mount Conness (12,589') over Lower Conness Lake, Hoover Wilderness.
Location: Conness Lakes Basin, Hoover Wilderness, California
Image ID: 36424

Greenstone Lake and North Peak, Hoover Wilderness, 20 Lakes Basin

Greenstone Lake and North Peak, Hoover Wilderness.
Location: 20 Lakes Basin, Hoover Wilderness, California
Image ID: 36420

Panoramic view from Vogelsang Pass (10685') in Yosemite's high country, looking south. A hiker appears twice in this curious panoramic photo, enjoying the spectacular view. Visible on the left are Parson's Peak (12147'), Gallison Lake and Bernice Lake, while Vogelsang Peak (11516') rises to the right.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 23210
Panorama dimensions: 4512 x 17738

Panorama of Vogelsang basin, surrounding Vogelsang Lake in Yosemite's High Sierra, viewed from near Vogelsang Pass (10685'). Left is Vogelsang Peak (11516'), Choo-choo Ridge is in the distant middle, and the western flank of Fletcher Peak is to the right.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 23217
Panorama dimensions: 2945 x 13845

Mammoth Peak over Tuolumne Meadows, Tioga Pass, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 28514

Mount Conness and North Peak over middle Conness Lake, Hoover Wilderness, Conness Lakes Basin

Mount Conness and North Peak over middle Conness Lake, Hoover Wilderness.
Location: Conness Lakes Basin, Hoover Wilderness, California
Image ID: 36426
Panorama dimensions: 7023 x 15489

Greenstone Lake and Saddlebag Lake in the 20 Lakes Basin, Hoover Wilderness.
Location: 20 Lakes Basin, Hoover Wilderness, California
Image ID: 36428

Mammoth Peak (12,117') reflected in small tarn pond at sunrise, viewed from meadows near Tioga Pass, Yosemite National Park, California

Mammoth Peak (12,117') reflected in small tarn pond at sunrise, viewed from meadows near Tioga Pass.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 25758

Mammoth Peak (12,117') reflected in small tarn pond at sunrise, viewed from meadows near Tioga Pass.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 25759

Mammoth Peak over Tuolumne Meadows, Tioga Pass, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 28510

A Sierra Nevada Peak reflected in small tarn (pond), near Tioga Pass, Yosemite National Park, California

A Sierra Nevada Peak reflected in small tarn (pond), near Tioga Pass.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 25760

Mammoth Peak (12,117') rises above grassy meadows and granite boulders near Tioga Pass, Yosemite National Park, California

Mammoth Peak (12,117') rises above grassy meadows and granite boulders near Tioga Pass.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 25766

Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains, San Gorgonio Pass

Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains.
Location: San Gorgonio Pass, Palm Springs, California
Image ID: 06856

Mammoth Peak over Tuolumne Meadows, Tioga Pass, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 28511

Lee Vining Creek below Conness Lakes, Twenty Lakes Basin near Conness Lakes, 20 Lakes Basin, Hoover Wilderness, California

Lee Vining Creek below Conness Lakes, Twenty Lakes Basin near Conness Lakes.
Location: 20 Lakes Basin, Hoover Wilderness, California
Image ID: 36423
Panorama dimensions: 4990 x 13869

Alpine pond and ridge near Vogelsang Peak, near Vogelsang Pass (10685') in Yosemite's high country, Yosemite National Park, California

Alpine pond and ridge near Vogelsang Peak, near Vogelsang Pass (10685') in Yosemite's high country.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 23215

Hiker views Vogelsang Lake and the western buttress of Fletcher Peak from a vantage point near Vogelsang Pass, looking north, Yosemite National Park, California

Hiker views Vogelsang Lake and the western buttress of Fletcher Peak from a vantage point near Vogelsang Pass, looking north.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 23216

Panoramic view from Vogelsang Pass (10685') in Yosemite's high country, looking south. Visible on the left are Parson's Peak (12147'), Gallison Lake and Bernice Lake in the Cathedral Range, the Clark Range is in the distant middle, while Vogelsang Peak (11516') rises to the right.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 23222
Panorama dimensions: 2976 x 16765

Panorama of Vogelsang Lake (10325'), a beautiful alpine lake in Yosemite's High Sierra. Right is Vogelsang Peak (11516'), left is Vogelsang Pass, Yosemite National Park, California

Panorama of Vogelsang Lake (10325'), a beautiful alpine lake in Yosemite's High Sierra. Right is Vogelsang Peak (11516'), left is Vogelsang Pass.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 23230
Panorama dimensions: 2941 x 19152

Panorama of Vogelsang basin, surrounding Vogelsang Lake in Yosemite's High Sierra, viewed from near Vogelsang Pass. Left is Vogelsang Peak (11516'), Choo-choo Ridge is in the distant middle, and the western flank of Fletcher Peak is to the right.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 23231
Panorama dimensions: 5075 x 16023

Parson's Peak and Gallison Lake, part of the Cathedral Range of glacier-sculpted granite mountains, viewed from Vogelsang Pass in Yosemite's High Sierra.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 23244

Mammoth Peak (12,117') reflected in small tarn pond at sunrise, viewed from meadows near Tioga Pass.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 25773

Mammoth Peak over Tuolumne Meadows, Tioga Pass, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 28512

North Peak (12,242') over Conness Lake, water colored by glacier runoff, Hoover Wilderness, Conness Lakes Basin

North Peak (12,242') over Conness Lake, water colored by glacier runoff, Hoover Wilderness.
Location: Conness Lakes Basin, Hoover Wilderness, California
Image ID: 36425
Panorama dimensions: 7198 x 16405

Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains.
Location: San Gorgonio Pass, Palm Springs, California
Image ID: 06887

Greenstone Lake and North Peak, Hoover Wilderness.
Location: 20 Lakes Basin, Hoover Wilderness, California
Image ID: 36421

Greenstone Lake and North Peak, Hoover Wilderness.
Location: 20 Lakes Basin, Hoover Wilderness, California
Image ID: 36422
Panorama dimensions: 5022 x 10189

Mammoth Peak, reflected in a small alpine tarn (pond) at Tioga Pass, with meadow grasses and trees, Yosemite National Park, California

Mammoth Peak, reflected in a small alpine tarn (pond) at Tioga Pass, with meadow grasses and trees.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 23269