Sierra Nevada and Alabama Hills
The range of low hills in the foreground is called the Alabama Hills. They lie on the west side of the town of Lone Pine, California and got their name from a group of Confederate sympathizers who lived in the area during the U.S. Civil War. They named the hills for the C.S.S. Alabama, which captured numerous Union ships and sank one.
www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-973
The tall peak in this image is called Lone Pine Peak and is on the far side of the Alabama Hills, on the eastern edge of Sequoia National Park. Its summit is about 9000 ft. (2700 m) higher than the town from which it gets its name. Barely visible through the clouds to the right of Lone Pine Peak is Mt. Whitney, which at almost 2000 feet higher than Lone Pine Peak is the highest peak in the U.S. outside of Alaska. It doesn't look as high here because of perspective and distance.
Sierra Nevada and Alabama Hills
The range of low hills in the foreground is called the Alabama Hills. They lie on the west side of the town of Lone Pine, California and got their name from a group of Confederate sympathizers who lived in the area during the U.S. Civil War. They named the hills for the C.S.S. Alabama, which captured numerous Union ships and sank one.
www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-973
The tall peak in this image is called Lone Pine Peak and is on the far side of the Alabama Hills, on the eastern edge of Sequoia National Park. Its summit is about 9000 ft. (2700 m) higher than the town from which it gets its name. Barely visible through the clouds to the right of Lone Pine Peak is Mt. Whitney, which at almost 2000 feet higher than Lone Pine Peak is the highest peak in the U.S. outside of Alaska. It doesn't look as high here because of perspective and distance.