Ridge Lines / Crests, and Peaks
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 1:57 pm
We have discussed the prettiest lakes before, and currently are the most remote
lakes of the Sierra.
But the Sierra is also about granite, metamorphic rock that is the foundation of this
beautiful range.
With this in mind, think about pieces of granite or any other rock, in the form of
a ridge, mountain, crest, or dome that is your favorite in the Sierra back country.
Here are some example, though most of you probably all already have your favorites
from the many years spent in the back country.
Sawtooth Ridge, Minaret Range, Ridge from Mt LeConte to Peak 4141 in Miter, Kaweah
Ridge, Devil's Craigs, Kearsarge Pinnacles, Palisade Crest, and for peaks, Red & White
Mountain, Matthes Crest, Matterhorn Peak, Picture Peak, North Palisade, Temple Crag
Split Mnt, Tehipite Dome, North Guard to name just a very few.
Personally for me the 3 most unique places are the Devil's Craigs, Minarets, and
Kaweah Ridge. Each have qualities that lift them above most other areas.
One cannot talk about the most uniquely shaped pieces of granite in the Sierra without
including the Devil's Crags. It truly looks like a set of sharks teeth, especially viewed
from the Observation Lakes Basin from where it really shines at its best. One wonders
how these formation could not only take on there unique shapes, but also line up in a
descending fashion as do.
Then there is the ridge line composed of dark metamorphic rock, some of the earliest
rock of the Sierra in the Kaweah Ridge. Extending from Kaweah Queen, Black Kaweah
Red Kaweah, Second Kaweah, and ending with Mount Kaweah, this range is spectacular
either from the west or the east, sunrise or moon glow from the east, and sunset
from the west with its alpenglow are all truly amazing.
Minarets are the Minarets with there sheer, rugged metamorphic walls, and extreme
jagged teeth like pinnacles.The views up close and personal, either from the east or
west, make them one of the finest ridge lines the Sierra has to offer.
lakes of the Sierra.
But the Sierra is also about granite, metamorphic rock that is the foundation of this
beautiful range.
With this in mind, think about pieces of granite or any other rock, in the form of
a ridge, mountain, crest, or dome that is your favorite in the Sierra back country.
Here are some example, though most of you probably all already have your favorites
from the many years spent in the back country.
Sawtooth Ridge, Minaret Range, Ridge from Mt LeConte to Peak 4141 in Miter, Kaweah
Ridge, Devil's Craigs, Kearsarge Pinnacles, Palisade Crest, and for peaks, Red & White
Mountain, Matthes Crest, Matterhorn Peak, Picture Peak, North Palisade, Temple Crag
Split Mnt, Tehipite Dome, North Guard to name just a very few.
Personally for me the 3 most unique places are the Devil's Craigs, Minarets, and
Kaweah Ridge. Each have qualities that lift them above most other areas.
One cannot talk about the most uniquely shaped pieces of granite in the Sierra without
including the Devil's Crags. It truly looks like a set of sharks teeth, especially viewed
from the Observation Lakes Basin from where it really shines at its best. One wonders
how these formation could not only take on there unique shapes, but also line up in a
descending fashion as do.
Then there is the ridge line composed of dark metamorphic rock, some of the earliest
rock of the Sierra in the Kaweah Ridge. Extending from Kaweah Queen, Black Kaweah
Red Kaweah, Second Kaweah, and ending with Mount Kaweah, this range is spectacular
either from the west or the east, sunrise or moon glow from the east, and sunset
from the west with its alpenglow are all truly amazing.
Minarets are the Minarets with there sheer, rugged metamorphic walls, and extreme
jagged teeth like pinnacles.The views up close and personal, either from the east or
west, make them one of the finest ridge lines the Sierra has to offer.