Location
Lat, Lng:
Lat, Lng:
You can copy the above to your favourite mapping app.
Address: unknown
Lat, Lng:
You can copy the above to your favourite mapping app.
Address: unknown
See also...
" 100% Cours d'eau ... Wasserlauf ... Watercourse...I corsi d'acqua ... "
" 100% Cours d'eau ... Wasserlauf ... Watercourse...I corsi d'acqua ... "
" Bilder aus der Region wo ich wohne... Photos de la région où je vis ...Pictures from the region where I live ..."
" Bilder aus der Region wo ich wohne... Photos de la région où je vis ...Pictures from the region where I live ..."
" Amazing Nature - Einmalige Natur - La nature unique - La natura unica "
" Amazing Nature - Einmalige Natur - La nature unique - La natura unica "
Mein Land - My country - Mon pays - Mio paese - Meu país
Mein Land - My country - Mon pays - Mio paese - Meu país
VOLCANES,CERROS Y SALTOS DE AGUA (CASCADAS) DEL MUNDO -VULKANE,BERGE UND WASSERFÄLLE WELTWEIT
VOLCANES,CERROS Y SALTOS DE AGUA (CASCADAS) DEL MUNDO -VULKANE,BERGE UND WASSERFÄLLE WELTWEIT
Keywords
Authorizations, license
-
Visible by: Everyone -
All rights reserved
-
687 visits
Big Box Canyon
East side of the Stillwater Range draining into Dixie Valley, central Nevada. This is one of several spectacular slot canyons along the range front here. The range is being uplifted so quickly (geologically speaking) that erosion hasn't had time to broaden the canyons. The canyons have a rough "wineglass" cross section, with a somewhat wider upper part tapering downward. This is one of the geomorphologic indicators of active faulting!
A "box" canyon traditionally, of course, was one that ended at an unclimbable bluff, and this canyon qualifies there, too. When I was last here in fall 2000, there'd been an aluminum ladder up where that waterfall is, so that (in theory, anyway) you could bypass the cliff, but evidently it washed away in one or another flood over the years. The creek is _not_ generally running like this; it's a result of spring snowmelt in a good year! When I was here before there was no waterfall, just damp rock.
The left inset shows a view of the range front, with this canyon highlighted. The right inset shows a more oblique view, looking back southwesterly, with Little Box Canyon (yes, there is one!) also highlighted. I also tried to embed a video of the flowing waterfall as a PiP, but evidently that doesn't work, so I've posted it separately.
A "box" canyon traditionally, of course, was one that ended at an unclimbable bluff, and this canyon qualifies there, too. When I was last here in fall 2000, there'd been an aluminum ladder up where that waterfall is, so that (in theory, anyway) you could bypass the cliff, but evidently it washed away in one or another flood over the years. The creek is _not_ generally running like this; it's a result of spring snowmelt in a good year! When I was here before there was no waterfall, just damp rock.
The left inset shows a view of the range front, with this canyon highlighted. The right inset shows a more oblique view, looking back southwesterly, with Little Box Canyon (yes, there is one!) also highlighted. I also tried to embed a video of the flowing waterfall as a PiP, but evidently that doesn't work, so I've posted it separately.
Berny, Arlequin Photographie, Pam J, William Sutherland have particularly liked this photo
- Keyboard shortcuts:
Jump to top
RSS feed- Latest comments - Subscribe to the comment feeds of this photo
- ipernity © 2007-2024
- Help & Contact
|
Club news
|
About ipernity
|
History |
ipernity Club & Prices |
Guide of good conduct
Donate | Group guidelines | Privacy policy | Terms of use | Statutes | In memoria -
Facebook
Twitter
Admired in:
www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance
Sign-in to write a comment.