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View from a small peak to the northeast of Murdock Lake reveals much of northern Yosemite. Panorama combines two viewpoints to get Benson Lake and the surroundings (worst tear is to west). Initial View of Benson Lake and Piute Mountain beyond. The reddish rocks at head of Benson Lake are metamorphic rocks related to the Snow Lake roff pendant and thought to be related to rocks in the Death Valley area (the rocks right at the north (far) end of the beach look a lot like Zabriskie Quartzite). Going right, Matterhorn Peak is above and right of a distant forested patch (part of Slide Canyon). Going to the right, Smedberg Lake is visible with the prominent peak with a steep, shaded left side to its right being Volunteer Peak. The Pacific Crest Trail passes through this lake basin. On the horizon to the right of Smedberg is Excelsior Mountain and the faint light peak in the notch just right of Volunteer is Mt. Conness. Dark triangle on the horizon just left of Smedburg is Virginia Peak. Farther right is a view to the south over Murdock Lake with West Peak over the lake, Regulation Peak to the left with a large shadow and Pettit Peak just slightly left of Regulation. Peaks on the righthand horizon are near Mt. Hoffmann, with Grand Mountain perhaps in view.
C. H. Jones | CIRES | Dept. of Geological Sciences | Univ. of Colorado at Boulder
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