Snowmass Mountain on Hike to Frigidaire Pass
Jan 25, 2020 09:59:35 #
Please download for correct color and detail.
Snowmass Mountain, a 14,000 peak, is the one in the back
Snowmass Mountain, a 14,000 peak, is the one in the back
Jan 25, 2020 10:05:13 #
Very nice photo, thanks for sharing!! I've been on top of it, and Capitol Peak via the Knife edge (pretty spooky) along with the other 50 some. Was a Colorado native for 60 years!
Jan 25, 2020 10:05:28 #
Jan 25, 2020 10:06:01 #
Haenzel
Loc: South Holland, The Netherlands
greymule wrote:
Please download for correct color and detail.
Snowmass Mountain, a 14,000 peak, is the one in the back
Snowmass Mountain, a 14,000 peak, is the one in the back
Nice shot. Great color separation between the rigs. A bit too much sharpening applied, I think. That's a matter of taste though. Must have been a super bright day!
Jan 25, 2020 10:08:04 #
greymule wrote:
Please download for correct color and detail.
Snowmass Mountain, a 14,000 peak, is the one in the back
Snowmass Mountain, a 14,000 peak, is the one in the back
Nice! What gives the the rock its burgundy colour?
Jan 25, 2020 10:09:32 #
Jan 25, 2020 10:14:23 #
Very good work imho.
I'd be cropping a lot of the red ridge in front out though.
Then the black peak and the cream/brown/beige range
would become the significant "heros" of the picture... to my eye.
I'd be cropping a lot of the red ridge in front out though.
Then the black peak and the cream/brown/beige range
would become the significant "heros" of the picture... to my eye.
Jan 25, 2020 10:17:34 #
DebAnn wrote:
It is the type of stone, which I have forgotten. Same as the Maroon Peaks than Ansel Adams made famous in BW. It is a soft stone and so climbers stay away.Nice! What gives the the rock its burgundy colour?
Jan 25, 2020 10:24:52 #
shangyrhee
Loc: Nashville TN to Sacramento CA
Beautiful Image !!! I believe iron content makes color of red/ burgundy of rock. Shang
Jan 25, 2020 10:57:59 #
Jan 25, 2020 11:07:13 #
DebAnn wrote:
Nice! What gives the the rock its burgundy colour?
Interesting that you asked. The image was captured on a geological "color" line in the formations.
Back and to the left is Snowmass. Geology (Capitol Peak) Capitol Peak and Snowmass Mountain are composed of granites that intruded during the Tertiary Period towards the end of the Laramide orogeny (the event responsible for the uplift of the modern day Rocky Mountains). These granites are rich in quartz, mica, and plagioclase.
The rock that forms most of the Maroon Bells is soft red shale and a paler siltstone, called the “Maroon Formation.” The red color comes from tiny iron particles that have been oxidized, or rusted. The Maroon Formation is ancient sea bed deposits (more than 290 million years old) that were compressed under great pressure, then lifted up along with the rest of the Rockies.
Jan 25, 2020 11:13:51 #
Jan 25, 2020 11:14:22 #
Abo wrote:
Very good work imho.
I'd be cropping a lot of the red ridge in front out though.
Then the black peak and the cream/brown/beige range
would become the significant "heros" of the picture... to my eye.
I'd be cropping a lot of the red ridge in front out though.
Then the black peak and the cream/brown/beige range
would become the significant "heros" of the picture... to my eye.
Here's the cropped image per Abo's suggestion and the original for comparison.
Jan 25, 2020 11:37:51 #
greymule wrote:
Here's the cropped image per Abo's suggestion and the original for comparison.
Across Maroon Creek is Pyramid Peak, it is shale and hard to climb, I took a slide for about 100' on it, Snowmass is not to hard but the Bell's are pretty tough, Capitol is a bitch.
Jan 25, 2020 11:49:03 #
greymule wrote:
Interesting that you asked. The image was captured... (show quote)
Thanks for the description. Many moons ago I took a year of college geology and the subject continues to fascinate me. Nice image of a special spot.
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