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View from Mt. Keith, a just-under 14,000' peak at the southeast corner of Kings Canyon National Park. This infrequently climbed peak has a spectacular view. Initial view has Mt. Whitney near top center. Mt. Williamson is to the left (saddle-shaped summit) and Mt. Tyndall to the right. Middleground at right is Shepherd Pass; the trail over the pass is clearly visible below the pass. Panning right reveals the upper Kern basin and the Kaweah Peaks massif beyond the Kern Canyon. Farther right (west) is a view along the Kings-Kern divide, with Junction Peak's steep east face prominent in the middle. Junction Pass (old route of the John Muir Trail) is over the gentle but high swale to right of Junction Peak. Milestone Mountain's distinctive summit is visible over Junction Peak. Mt. Stanford is themassive peak beyond the highest lake in Center Basin. Farther right, looking over Center Peak (above round lake in foreground) Kings Canyon country is visible. Mt. Bago is above and left of Center Peak, a middle ground orange-topped peak. Mt. Gardiner is above and a bit left ofCenter Peak, solid gray and to the north of Bago (Charlotte Lake lies between these peaks). Mt Goddard is hulking mass above and right of Gardiner, the darker material below and a bit right being the peaks of Scylla and Chayrbdis at the head of Enchanted Gorge. Mt. Clarence King's distinctive pyramidal arete is visible above and right from Gardiner. Above University Peak, which rises out of Center Basin, are two darker, distant massifs, the Palisades, North Palisade and Mt. Sill on the left, Middle Palisade group on the right. Peaks on skyline and to right above Clarence King include the Evolution Group, including Mt. Darwin, and possibly Mts Ritter and Banner, beyond Kings Canyon NP. Farther right are other peaks along the Sierran crest, then the White Mountains appear across Owens Valley. Moving right, the low point between the Whites and Inyo Mountains (Waucoba Gap) is the entrance to Deep Springs Valley. Several ranges extending into Nevada are visible. Moving right, past east, Lone Pine is just beyond the Alabama Hills in the bottom of Owens Valley. Old Owens lakebed is partially visible, with Telescope Peak clearly visible beyond the northern end of the Coso Range. A bit farther right returns to the view south of Mt. Williamson and Mt. Whitney. Photos taken August 15, 1982.
C. H. Jones | CIRES | Dept. of Geological Sciences | Univ. of Colorado at Boulder
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