Sierra Nevada Photo, Sierra Nevada photos, Natural History Photography

Panoramic view of the Cathedral Range from the summit of Vogelsang Peak (11500'). The shadow of Vogelsang Peak can be seen in the middle of the picture.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 25751
Panorama dimensions: 3268 x 15705

Fletcher Peak is reflected in Vogelsang Lake at sunset, viewed from near summit of Vogelsang Peak, Yosemite National Park, California

Fletcher Peak is reflected in Vogelsang Lake at sunset, viewed from near summit of Vogelsang Peak.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 25757

Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, blooming in spring in Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California

Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, blooming in spring in Yosemite Valley.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 34551
Panorama dimensions: 5504 x 8256

Panoramic view of Half Dome at sunset, Tenaya Canyon and Yosemite High Country, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 36382
Panorama dimensions: 5279 x 14692

Panorama of Box Lake, morning, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Little Lakes Valley, Inyo National Forest

Panorama of Box Lake, morning, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest.
Location: Little Lakes Valley, Inyo National Forest, California
Image ID: 31177

$Devil's Postpile, a spectacular example of columnar basalt. Once molten and under great pressure underground, the lava that makes up Devil's Postpile cooled evenly and slowly, contracting and fracturing into polygonal-sided columns. The age of the formation is estimated between 100 and 700 thousand years old. Sometime after the basalt columns formed, a glacier passed over the formation, cutting and polishing the tops of the columns. The columns have from three to seven sides, varying because of differences in how quickly portions of the lava cooled, Devils Postpile National Monument, California$

Devil's Postpile, a spectacular example of columnar basalt. Once molten and under great pressure underground, the lava that makes up Devil's Postpile cooled evenly and slowly, contracting and fracturing into polygonal-sided columns. The age of the formation is estimated between 100 and 700 thousand years old. Sometime after the basalt columns formed, a glacier passed over the formation, cutting and polishing the tops of the columns. The columns have from three to seven sides, varying because of differences in how quickly portions of the lava cooled.
Location: Devils Postpile National Monument, California
Image ID: 23266

Mammoth Peak over Tuolumne Meadows, Tioga Pass, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 28511

Merced River and Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 34553

View from Summit of Mount Hoffmann, Ten Lakes Basin at lower left, looking northeast toward remote northern reaches of Yosemite National Park, panorama.
Location: Mount Hoffmann, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 31194
Panorama dimensions: 6109 x 16400

Black Oaks below El Capitan, Quercus kelloggii, El Capitan meadow, Yosemite Valley, Quercus kelloggii, Yosemite National Park, California

Black Oaks below El Capitan, Quercus kelloggii, El Capitan meadow, Yosemite Valley.
Species: Black oak, Quercus kelloggii
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 34554

Black Oaks below El Capitan, Quercus kelloggii, El Capitan meadow, Yosemite Valley.
Species: Black oak, Quercus kelloggii
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 34558

Nameless Lake (10709'), surrounded by glacier-sculpted granite peaks of the Cathedral Range, near Vogelsang High Sierra Camp, Yosemite National Park, California

Nameless Lake (10709'), surrounded by glacier-sculpted granite peaks of the Cathedral Range, near Vogelsang High Sierra Camp.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 23205

Mt. Whitney is the highest point in the contiguous United States with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m). It lies along the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Composed of the Sierra Nevada batholith granite formation, its eastern side (seen here) is quite steep. It is climbed by hundreds of hikers each year.
Image ID: 21761
Panorama dimensions: 2298 x 4990

Convict Lake sunrise reflection, Sierra Nevada mountains.
Image ID: 26972
Panorama dimensions: 4950 x 10548

First View of Conness Lakes Basin with Mount Conness (12589' center) and North Peak (12242', right), Hoover Wilderness.
Location: Conness Lakes Basin, Hoover Wilderness, California
Image ID: 31057
Panorama dimensions: 5623 x 14211

Sage brush and aspen trees, autumn, in the shade of Bishop Creek Canyon in the Sierra Nevada, Populus tremuloides, Bishop Creek Canyon Sierra Nevada Mountains

Sage brush and aspen trees, autumn, in the shade of Bishop Creek Canyon in the Sierra Nevada.
Species: Aspen, Populus tremuloides
Location: Bishop Creek Canyon Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
Image ID: 26060

Sierra Nevada mountains and aspen trees, fall colors reflected in the still waters of North Lake, Populus tremuloides, Bishop Creek Canyon Sierra Nevada Mountains

Sierra Nevada mountains and aspen trees, fall colors reflected in the still waters of North Lake.
Species: Aspen, Populus tremuloides
Location: Bishop Creek Canyon Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
Image ID: 26061

Aspen trees and Sierra Nevada peak, autumn, Populus tremuloides, Bishop Creek Canyon Sierra Nevada Mountains

Aspen trees and Sierra Nevada peak, autumn.
Species: Aspen, Populus tremuloides
Location: Bishop Creek Canyon Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
Image ID: 26064

Tenaya Lake in Yosemite National Park's high country, with Pywiack Dome, Medlicott Dome and Mount Conness in the distance.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 26872

Hanging Basket Lake (10601'), with Fletcher Peak (11410') rising above on the right, panoramic view, Yosemite National Park, California

Hanging Basket Lake (10601'), with Fletcher Peak (11410') rising above on the right, panoramic view.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 25753
Panorama dimensions: 4056 x 11895

Mammoth Peak (12,117') reflected in small tarn pond at sunrise, viewed from meadows near Tioga Pass, Yosemite National Park, California

Mammoth Peak (12,117') reflected in small tarn pond at sunrise, viewed from meadows near Tioga Pass.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 25792

Dana Fork of the Tuolumne River, near Tioga Pass, Yosemite National Park, California

Dana Fork of the Tuolumne River, near Tioga Pass.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 26976

Tufa towers rise from Mono Lake, with the Eastern Sierra visible in the distance. Tufa towers are formed when underwater springs rich in calcium mix with lakewater rich in carbonates, forming calcium carbonate (limestone) structures below the surface of the lake. The towers were eventually revealed when the water level in the lake was lowered starting in 1941.
Location: Mono Lake, California
Image ID: 26992

Tufa towers rise from Mono Lake. Tufa towers are formed when underwater springs rich in calcium mix with lakewater rich in carbonates, forming calcium carbonate (limestone) structures below the surface of the lake. The towers were eventually revealed when the water level in the lake was lowered starting in 1941. South tufa grove, Navy Beach.
Location: Mono Lake, California
Image ID: 09929

Trees cling to the granite surroundings of Olmsted Point, Yosemite National Park, California

Trees cling to the granite surroundings of Olmsted Point.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 09958