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Banner Cloud, Matterhorn

As if it forms the flag of the peak, banner cloud formation is unique to the structure of Matterhorn. Most famous banner cloud formation is associated with this peak with the summit at 4478 meters. Stationary orographic cloud which forms downwind of an mountain crest or isolated peak and takes the shape of a banner or a flag streaming from the mountain peak ( similar to the way condensation trails form at the tip of an aircraft wing).

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Uploaded on October 14, 2013
Taken on September 14, 2013