Golden Gate Photo - Klamath Mountains/Trinity Alps Gallery
Fine Art Photography from the Klamath Mountains and Trinity Alps of Northwestern California.
The Klamath Mountains, which extent into southwestern Oregon, are rugged, generally north-south trending ridges from 6,000 feet (1,830 meters) to 9,000+ feet (2,740+ meters) above sea level. They formed over 100s of millions of years (Early Paleozoic Era through the Cretaceous Period) as sections of the seafloor repeatedly slammed into the North American Plate. The episodes resulted in at least seven roughly north-south mountain belts composed of accreted terrane (slices of oceanic continent that stuck to the North American Plate) and/or uplifted blocks of the continent. Each belt is characterized by a unique assemblage, which include a variety of plutonic, metamorphic, volcanic, and/or sedimentary rocks. Some of the eastern portions of this range include the heavily glaciated rugged peaks of the Trinity Alps. In 1984, 513,000 Acres of the Trinity Alps were designated as wilderness. The Klamath Mountains are one of the stops on the Geomorphic Provinces Geotour.
Mount Eddy and Ultramafic Boulders Print No. A99NW-24-4 |
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Castle Crags Print No. A99NW-25-4 |
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Smith River Contact Print No. A99NW-4-8 |
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Trinity Alps from Mount Eddy Print No. A99NW-24-8 |
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Brandy Creek Falls Print No. A01NW-1-1 |
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Black Bear in Brandy Creek Print No. A01NW-1-4 |
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Shasta Bally Print No. A01NW-1-7 |
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