Panoramas around the western U.S. and New Zealand

California

Alta Peak, Sequoia National Park, California

Actually from the eastern end of the Alta Peak complex overlooking Moose Lake, the Great Western Divide, and the Middle Fork of the Kaweah River drainage. About 1.5 Mb.

Mt. Whitney, Sequoia National Park/Inyo National Forest, California

Views of the Owens Valley, Sierra crest, upper Kern drainage and Great Western Divide in this 360° image. About 1.6 Mb; image cleaned up considerably 10/7/99.

Long Valley from Bald Mountain, Inyo National Forest, California

The Long Valley caldera, Mono Basin, and a long expanse of Sierran crest between Kings Canyon National Park and Yosemite National Park. 7.1 Mb, 16 July 2006.

Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point

View of Half Dome, Vernal and Nevada Falls, North Dome, Mt. Hoffman, Tenaya Canyon, and Yosemite Falls. About 4 Mb, 18 September 2005.

Mono Dome, Mono Lake

Just west of Lee Vining, views of Mono Lake and surroundings. About 8.6 Mb, 18 June 2006.

Carson Pass, central Sierra Nevada

View of Red Lake Mountain area across towards Kirkwood and Sierra crest to south. About 5.6 Mb, 9 October 2006.

Southern Sierra Nevada from the east

View from the Cerro Gordo Road (east of Owens Lake) to the Sierra. About 1.4 Mb, 25 March 2003.

Panamint Range and Valley, Argus Range from Crowley Overlook

The Panamint Butte area, Telescope Peak, and Matarango Peak on the west side of Death Valley National Park. About 750 kb.

Aguerberry Point, Death Valley National Park

A view from the Panamint range of the GEOL4717 presentation on 26 March 2003. About 1.6 Mb.

Death Valley Cinder Cone

In the southern part of Death Valley, this cinder cone has been split in two by motion on the southern Death Valley Fault. About 1.8 Mb, March 2002

Amboy Crater, Mojave Desert

A little south of I-40 just off old route 66, Amboy crater is a young cinder cone in the desert. About 1.8 Mb, 24 March 2003.

Baja California

Gulf Escarpment, northern Baja California

From the road between Tecate and Mexicali. About 4.8 Mb, 10 January 2006.

Laguna Salada Fault, northern Baja California

On the trace of the fault about midway along the Laguna Salada. About 8.7 Mb (sorry), 10 January 2006.

Nevada

Laughlin Bluffs, southern Nevada

Bluffs exposing sediments interpreted to recap the integration of the lower Colorado River . About 4.8 Mb, 25 March 2007.

Arizona

Grand Wash Cliffs, northwesternmost Arizona

View of the cliffs on the west side of the Colorado Plateau from the South Virgin Mountains of Nevada. About 4.3 Mb, 29 March 2007.

Grand Canyon from Desert View, northern Arizona

Views of the eastern Grand Canyon from Desert View, eastern Grand Canyon National Park. About 1.2 Mb, March 2000

Grand Canyon from Toroweap Overlook, northern Arizona

Western Grand Canyon (including Lava Falls). About 8.8 Mb, 30 March 2007.

Grand Canyon from summit of Vulcans Throne, northern Arizona

Western Grand Canyon, including Prospect Canyon (south of canyon) and along Toroweap Fault. About 6.3 Mb, 30 March 2007.

Hurricane Cliffs, northern Arizona

Views of the Unikaret and Shivwits Plateaus from the Grandstand area of the Hurricane Cliffs. About 1.7 Mb, 28 March 2003.

Superstition Mountains

Views of the eastern edge of the Tortilla Flat caldera, Superstition Mountains. About 1.8 Mb, March 2002.

Grand Falls of the Little Colorado River, Navajo Nation/northern Arizona

View of the falls where the Little Colorado River first enters the Grand Canyon system. 25 March 2007.

Meteor Crater

Views from the viewing platform on the crater's north rim. About 1.8 Mb, 23 March 2003.

Utah

Escalante Overlook

On Hwy 12 between Escalante and the Escalante River, views over the sandstone region around the Escalante River. Escalante-Grand Staircase National Monument. About 1.3 Mb, March 2002.

Waterpocket Fold

At the overlook up Upper Muley Twist Canyon, views over the fold to the Henry Mountains. Capitol Reef National Park. About 1.2 Mb, March 2002.

Delicate Arch

From the overlook on the Delicate Arch Trail, view of Delicate Arch, La Sal Mountains, and 2 other arches. Arches National Park, about 8.9 Mb, July 2006.

Goosenecks of the San Juan

From the state park overlook. Monument Valley and Chuska Mountains in distance. About 5.5 Mb, 23 March 2007.

Colorado

Mesa Verde

Cliff Palace Ruin from the northern end (first stop on the hike into the ruin). July 2006. About 4.7 Mb.

Oh! Point, San Juan Mountains near Silverton, Colorado

a 360° view of the San Juans near Engineer Pass, Uncompahgre Peak, with views of the Grenadier Range, etc. Small (linked above) is about 800 kb, large view is 2.4 Mb.

Silverton, Colorado

View from the highway to Durango. About 6.6 Mb.

Carbondale Collapse Center, Glenwood Springs, Colorado

A view from the edge of a back-tilted terrace of the GEOL4717 presentation on some salt tectonics along the Roaring Fork. About 4.5 Mb; 31 March 2007.

Mt. Audobon, Indian Peaks Wilderness

Views to SE, S, and SW from Audobon in a partial panorama. 200 kb.

Hawaii

in the works

New Zealand

Kairkoura, North Canterbury, South Island

a 180° view from the Kaikoura viewpoint back toward town and harbor and the Seaward Kaikouras (and the Hope Fault). 1.8 Mb, 1 January 2001

Wellington, from Wind Turbine to SW

a near 360° view from the wind turbine on the ridge to the southwest of town over the harbor and to the South Island. 1.4 Mb, late December, 2000.

Rainbow Ski Field, Marlborough District, Nelson Lakes National Park

360° view from the crest of the St. Arnaud Range over the ski field, across to Mt. Angelus, and down to Lake Rotoiti and St. Arnaud. 2.1 Mb, Mid-December, 2000.

Rainbow River/Wairau River confluence

360° view of the area where the Rainbow and Wairau Rivers meet, east of Nelson Lakes National Park, off the Wairau-Hanmer Springs road. 1.6 Mb, mid-December 2000.

St. Arnaud Range, Nelson Lakes National Park

360° view from near Mt. St. Arnaud on the edge of Nelson Lakes National Park, showing the Wairau (Alpine) fault, the Wairau River valley, and Lake Rotoiti

Awatere Fault, Tarndale area, Molesworth Station (near Nelson Lakes National Park)

360° view of Awatere Fault (from on a scarp) where the Rainbow-Hanmer Springs road crosses the fault. 2 Mb, late December 2000.

Hope Fault/Alpine fault junction

180° view of where the Hope fault and Alpine faults come together. 1.4 Mb, 3 January 2001.

Mt. Cook, Mt. Tasman panorama, West Coast (Glaciers area)

View from the viewpoint to the west of Fox Glacier. 5 January 2001.

Waimakariri River view, Arthurs Pass National Park area

Partial panorama from where the road first encounters the Waimakariri River (when coming from the east).1.1 Mb, 3 January 2001.

C. H. Jones | CIRES | Dept. of Geological Sciences | Univ. of Colorado at Boulder

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