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Looking at Mt. Baldy, Tushar Range.

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From the summit of Mt. Belknap, looking west toward Mt. Baldy. Both summits are over 12,000 feet. Tushar Range, Utah.

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Never seen

Voted 10/10

so many beautiful colors on a bare mountain.
Simply beautiful,
Marc

Posted Mar 4, 2009 2:19 am


	Wasatchvoyage	Re: Never seen
	Hasn't voted	Thanks! I highly recommend visiting this area, it is incredible.
		Posted Mar 4, 2009 9:39 pm


	Bob Sihler	Re: Never seen
	Voted 10/10	The Tushars are a beautiful little range, Marc. If you go to Colorado's San Juans, however, you'll see peaks a lot like this in all directions. These old volcanic ranges have incredible color.
		Posted Apr 17, 2009 9:31 pm

I love Scott's page on

Voted 10/10

Mount Belknap, but he fails to explain the
interesting geology for said mountain.

Are these peaks perhaps volcanic in origin???

Posted Mar 4, 2009 8:19 pm


	Wasatchvoyage	Re: I love Scott's page on
	Hasn't voted	The geology is really interesting for sure. The north end of the range has a much lighter volcanic type of rock, seen in the photo. Just to the south there is a basalt intrusive body that makes up the bulk of the southern end of the range which is almost a dark brown color. Delano Peak is composed of this darker rock. Belknap was a pretty popular area for miners during the late 1800's, there are plenty of mining roads along it's flanks. Fascinating country there for sure!
		Posted Mar 4, 2009 9:38 pm