Henry Mountains Panorama
This is a panorama consisting of five frames looking south-east from the Larb Hollow Overlook on Utah State Route 12 in early spring, 1996.
The lower levels in the mid-distance are the Tantalus Flats with the Lower Bowns Reservoir in the mid-right of the image at 2,670m altitude.
Beyond the trees on the left is Capitol Reefs National Park. On the horizon, centrally and off to the right, are the Henry Mountains which are located in the south-eastern portion of Utah and run in a generally north-south direction, extending over a distance of about 50 km. They were named by Almon Thompson in honour of Joseph Henry, the first secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. They were the last mountain range to be added to the map of the 48 contiguous US states, in 1872 and before their official naming by Powell, were sometimes referred to as the "Unknown Mountains." In Navajo, the range is still referred to as Dził Bizhiʼ Ádiní ("mountain whose name is missing").
The range is clustered into two main groups, which are clearly visible here. The northern group (left) is by far the taller of the two with Mount Ellen: 3,511m above sea level; Mount Pennell: 3,465m; and Mount Hillers: 3,268m. The southern group (to the right) is much lower in elevation with two peaks: Mount Ellsworth: 2,510m and Mount Holmes: 2,438m. The southern group is also known as the "Little Rockies".
Although it doesn't look it in the panorama, the "Little Rockies" highest point is lower than the location I took the images from. The Larb Hollow Overlook is at an altitude of 2,670m - you can see the remnants of winter snow in the sunny foreground.
To give a sense of the distance, Mount Hillier in the northern group of the Henry Mountains is almost dead-centre in the image some 62 kms away.
The images were scanned from negatives and merged in Lightroom.
Henry Mountains Panorama
This is a panorama consisting of five frames looking south-east from the Larb Hollow Overlook on Utah State Route 12 in early spring, 1996.
The lower levels in the mid-distance are the Tantalus Flats with the Lower Bowns Reservoir in the mid-right of the image at 2,670m altitude.
Beyond the trees on the left is Capitol Reefs National Park. On the horizon, centrally and off to the right, are the Henry Mountains which are located in the south-eastern portion of Utah and run in a generally north-south direction, extending over a distance of about 50 km. They were named by Almon Thompson in honour of Joseph Henry, the first secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. They were the last mountain range to be added to the map of the 48 contiguous US states, in 1872 and before their official naming by Powell, were sometimes referred to as the "Unknown Mountains." In Navajo, the range is still referred to as Dził Bizhiʼ Ádiní ("mountain whose name is missing").
The range is clustered into two main groups, which are clearly visible here. The northern group (left) is by far the taller of the two with Mount Ellen: 3,511m above sea level; Mount Pennell: 3,465m; and Mount Hillers: 3,268m. The southern group (to the right) is much lower in elevation with two peaks: Mount Ellsworth: 2,510m and Mount Holmes: 2,438m. The southern group is also known as the "Little Rockies".
Although it doesn't look it in the panorama, the "Little Rockies" highest point is lower than the location I took the images from. The Larb Hollow Overlook is at an altitude of 2,670m - you can see the remnants of winter snow in the sunny foreground.
To give a sense of the distance, Mount Hillier in the northern group of the Henry Mountains is almost dead-centre in the image some 62 kms away.
The images were scanned from negatives and merged in Lightroom.