Glacial erratic boulders atop Olmsted Point. Erratics are huge boulders left behind by the passing of glaciers which carved the granite surroundings into their present-day form. When the glaciers melt, any boulders and other geologic material that it was carrying are left in place, sometimes many miles from their original location.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 23279
Lat/Long: 37.80930, -119.48423 (Coordinates: 37° 48' 33.48" N, 119° 29' 3.23" W)
Altitude: 2583.29m
Format: Digital 3:2
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 23279
Lat/Long: 37.80930, -119.48423 (Coordinates: 37° 48' 33.48" N, 119° 29' 3.23" W)
Altitude: 2583.29m
Format: Digital 3:2
Keywords: boulder, california, erratic, geology, glacial erratic, glacial erratic boulder, glacier, granite, landscape, mountain, mountain and peak, national parks, olmsted point, outdoors, outside, rock, scene, scenic, sierra, sierra nevada, stone, usa, world heritage sites, yosemite, yosemite national park, yosemite park
Categories:
- Location > Protected Threatened and Significant Places > National Parks > Yosemite National Park (California)
- Location > Protected Threatened and Significant Places > World Heritage Sites > Yosemite National Park (USA)
- Location > USA > California
- Natural World > Mountain and Peak > Glacial Erratic Boulder
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