sierras

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  • Convict Lake Mountains

    Photo of the mountains surrounding Convict Lake in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range.

  • Death Valley

    Image of the rocky desert floor of Death Valley near the Great Basin and Mojave Desert. The eastern Sierras are seen in the distance.

  • Eastern Sierras

    Photo of a section of the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountain Range.

  • Eastern Sierras

    Photo of the snow-capped eastern sierras of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range.

  • Exfoliating Granite - Sierras

    Photo demonstrating the exfoliation of granite in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. Exfoliation occurrs when rock weathers and falls off in boulders or large slabs.

  • Exfoliating Granite - Sierras

    Photo demonstrating the exfoliation of granite in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. Exfoliation occurrs when rock weathers and falls off in boulders or large slabs.

  • Glacial Moraine

    Photo depicting glacial moraines. Glacial moraines are formed when glaciers pick up till, or rock material, and it is redeposited in large mounds.

  • Glacial Moraine - Eastern Sierras

    Photo of a glacial moraine on the edge of the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. Glacial moraines are formed when till, or rock material, is picked up by glaciers and is moved and deposited to form a large mound.

  • Glacial Moraine - Eastern Sierras

    Photo of a glacial moraine on the edge of the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. Glacial moraines are formed when till, or rock material, is picked up by glaciers and is moved and deposited to form a large mound.

  • Glacial Moraines - Eastern Sierras

    Photo of a glacial moraine on the edge of the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. Glacial moraines are formed when till, or rock material, is picked up by glaciers and is moved and deposited to form a large mound.

  • Glacial Valley - Sierra Nevadas

    Aerial view of a u-shaped glacial valley, or trough, in the Sierras.

  • Granitic Surface - Sierras

    Photo of the granitic surfaces of the Yosemite area near the Sierras.

  • Hydraulic Mining for Gold in Sierras

    Photo of water being sprayed onto a rock face in a valley of the Sierras. Water is sprayed in high-power streams as part of the hydraulic mining process.

  • Landslide Chute - Sierra Nevadas

    Image of the face of a rocky cliff that has a narrow landslide chute in which debris and rocks are sliding down into the body of water below.

  • Minarets - Sierras

    Photo of minaret mountain formations in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range near Yosemite.

  • Moraines - Panum Crater

    Photo of moraines located at the Panum Crater east of the Sierra Nevada mountains. A large volcanic eruption blew the top off the peak and created the crater. Glacial moraines are formed when glaciers pick up till, or rock material, and it is redeposited in large mounds.

  • Sardine Lakes (1 of 2)

    Photo of one of the lakes in the Sardine Lakes system located in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range and Tahoe National Forest.

  • Sardine Lakes (2 of 2)

    Photo of the Sardine Lakes located in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range and Tahoe National Forest.

  • Sierra Drainage Map

    Map depicting the rivers that drain from the Sierras into San Francisco and its neighboring regions.

  • Sierra Nevada Fault

    Photo of the area surrounding the Sierra Nevada Fault. It is a seismic fault near the eastern edge of the Sierra Nevada mountains, and is also responsible for the uplift of the mountains. A glacial valley is seen in the mountains in the background.

  • Sierra Nevada Mountains

    Photo of sierras near Mammoth Lakes, CA.

  • Talus Deposit - Sierra Nevadas

    Image of talus, or a sloped bed of rock fragments that reside at the base of cliff or valley sides.