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Bartolomé Island is named after Sir Bartholomew James Sulivan, an English naval lieutenant who participated in Darwin's voyage on the Beagle. The island is located to the east of Santiago Island. The eastern part of the island consists of volcanic cones, while the western part is a peninsula with several rock formations, including Pinnacle Rock, a steep volcanic rock.
Trona Pinnacles: the unusual landscape consists of more than 500 tufa spires, some as high as 140 feet, rising from the bed of the Searles Dry Lake basin (California)
I climbed back up here again a few days ago , but with no camera, so had to dig into the files to find & rejig these shots ( 2 shots blended in LR ) - The Pinnacles Coromandel Ranges
Never noticed this cave on my prior visits. Looks like a mining exploration that yielded nothing. Makes for good foreground though!
The view from near the top of Rainier's Pinnacle Peak Trail. What a great hike and rather grand view.
Thanks for taking a peek.
One of the most popular amateur climbing mountains in the Phoenix area lies northeast of the metro area.Pinnacle Peak offers a "moderate" difficulty climb,though this climber only made it halfway...hiking shoes are definitely needed! LOL
An isolated sandstone pinnacle called Charlie's Garden, lies off the coast at Colleywell Bay.
The garden was at one point much larger and was cultivated by Mr Charles Dockwray, who grew potatoes and veg there.
Sadly erosion has now left the garden, a mere sandstone pinnacle, surrounded by the sea
The pinnacles are limestone pillars that protrude out of the sand. The desert covers an area of 190 hectares and there are thousands of limestone pinnacles. This area attracts around 250,000 visitors each year. The Pinnacles are located in Western Australia.
The Pinnacles Desert is located just out of Cervantes, Western Australia in the Nambung National Park. An absolutely amazing landscape. The afternoon that we visited the wind was howling making it very unpleasant to to out of the car to take photographs, but, it all adds to the experience. In case you were wondering, the sand really is that colour.
The Trona Pinnacles were formed long ago in a massive lake that once covered this area. The Pinnacles are tufa created by the reaction of spring water released into briny water of the former lake.
The Trona Pinnacles were formed in a former lake bed in the Searles Basin. The pinnacles are tufa spires that vary in size and shape, some rising 140 feet.
The Pinnacles Desert - Nambung National Park -Western Australia
Oct 10, 2009 #147
Il Deserto dei Pinnacoli si trova ai margini del Nambung National Park, vicino alla cittadina di Cervantes nell' Australia Occidentale.
I pinnacoli sono formazioni calcaree la cui origine risale all’accumulo di conchiglie di molluschi marini che si sono frantumate e trasformate in sabbia calcarea.. Lo scioglimento del calcare e il suo accumulo in dune dovuto all'azione delle piogge e del vento ha contribuito a creare questo ambiente unico, quasi alieno.
The Pinnacles is contained within Nambung National Park, near the town of Cervantes, Western Australia. The Pinnacles are limestone formations. The raw material for the limestone of the Pinnacles came from seashells which were broken-down into lime-rich sand. Wind formed high sand dune and rain scaused the lime to seep to the bottom of the dunes, where it stuck together and formed limestone.
The Pinnacles are limestone formations within Nambung National Park, near the town of Cervantes, Western Australia. The raw material for the limestone of the Pinnacles came from seashells in an earlier era that was rich in marine life. These shells were broken down into lime-rich sands that were blown inland to form high mobile dunes.
Looking out over the Valleys and Mountains of California from the High Peaks Trail in Pinnacles National Park
One more shot from Pinnacles National Park in the snow. This shows that the snow had already melted off the rocky cliffs in the distance.
Does anyone else start planning their next holiday the day they get back from the previous one? Me too.
The Pinnacles are limestone formations within Nambung National Park, near the town of Cervantes, Western Australia. The area contains thousands of weathered limestone pillars. Some of the tallest pinnacles reach heights of up to 3.5 m above the yellow sand base.. Amazing to think the raw material for the limestone of the Pinnacles came from seashells in an earlier era that was rich in marine life. The local Aboriginal community believes that the Pinnacles are fossilized ghosts, how cool is that! I want to visit again at nighttime, that would be magical. Being part of a dark sky reserve and so remote, it has some of the darkest skies in Australia. The nighttime vista must look incredibly alien & amazing.
Hope to catchup on everyone's feeds soon :)
PS - does this rock look like a rhino's head ?
At Pinnacles National Park, California, USA
It is not a difficult trail to get to this place. The trail itself is also quite interesting, as you have to go through several dark caves/tunnels! Better to bring a light with you.
The history of the “pinnacles” began about 7,700 years ago when the eruptions of Mt. Mazama were reaching their climax. Torrents of red-hot, gas-charged pumice poured down Mazama’s slopes at speeds of up to 100 mph (160 kph). On top of this came a flow of heavier rocks called scoria. These glowing avalanches flooded downslope for many miles, leaving deep deposits in their wake.
Temperatures in the deposits may have exceeded 750 degrees Fahrenheit (400 degrees Celsius). Plumes of vapors appeared, as gases escaped from the settling rocks through vents called fumaroles. Minerals in the gasses combined with extreme heat, welded the sides of the fumaroles in the shape of slender cones. Since then, streams have eroded the canyon through the deposits, exposing the cones. Many of these fossil fumaroles are hollow.
Out for a hike on a dreary day at the Putangirua Pinnacles, Cape Pailliser.
The Pinnacles are a tightly packed cluster of ancient gravel spires in a forest park. The 'badlands erosion' of Putangirua Pinnacles is a spectacular landscape feature attracting many visitors to the southern Wairarapa.
When the Aorangi Range was an island, 7 to 9 million years ago, screes poured gravels onto the coast, much as they do today around Cape Palliser. The Putangirua Stream has exposed this ancient layer of gravels to the erosive forces of rain and floods. Where cemented silts or rocks within the gravel beds prove more resistant than the underlying sediments, spectacular individual pinnacles or “hoodoos” are formed.
The eerie scenes in The Return of the King as Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli ride along the Dimholt Road to meet the Army of the Dead were filmed against the surreal backdrop of the Pinnacles.
The thirteen Foothorns. A long row of rocky crags that culminate in the Gross Fusshorn (3627 m).
This is the view from the Aletsch region on the other side of the Aletsch glacier. A sight that fascinates me again and again.
Die dreizehn Fusshörner. Eine lange Reihe aus Felszacken, die im Gross Fusshorn (3627 m) gipfeln.
So sieht man sie vom Aletschgebiet aus auf der andern Seite des Aletschgletschers. Ein Anblick, der mich immer wieder fasziniert.
Wainman's Pinnacle is one of the Earl Crag monument follies overlooking Cowling. The other monument is the Lund's tower.
West Croydon. Tallest building in Croydon, for now. Did a quick check and the smallest 1 bedroom flats are £350,000. Add to that concierge fees and council tax it costs approaching £400 a month to live there even if you can pay cash. No parking space either. Not really worth the nice views.
Just a general view of the pinnacles at The Storr, the tallest being The Old Man of Storr. Not my best shot from here but more to come.
I didn't really get out with the camera this week so I'm delving into the archives from a few weeks ago with another shot from Dorset.
You probably saw my previous shot of The Pinnacles with the gorgeous pinks and blues, so here's one as the sun was rising and giving the cliffs a stunning orange glow.
Despite there being no cloud in the sky it was still a stunning morning and most definitely a good way to start the day.
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