Descending Volcano Peak

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Descending Volcano Peak

Descending Volcano Peak. Silver Island Mountains, Utah West Desert. 5-28-2010.

Ed F

on May 30, 2010 8:42 am

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1L-19 - Oct 1, 2017 6:29 pm - Hasn't voted

Great shot

You can even see the car from there.

1L-19 - Oct 1, 2017 6:34 pm - Hasn't voted

This really helps

When looking at this mountain on Google Earth, the satellite pictures pic up the dark brown the most and a lot of this back-side is nearly always in shadow. Black on dark brown means that you can see nearly no detail. 99% of the time, Google Earth is a great resource but not for this part of Volcano Peak, so this shot lends great perspective and really aids in planning the climb.

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