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rini sugianto
Photo Date:
07/26/2014
An early start on the Mount Whitney Trail.
rini sugianto
Photo Date:
07/26/2014
Night stars from Mount Whitney.
rini sugianto
Photo Date:
07/26/2014
Looking west from Mount Whitney.
John Badila
Photo Date:
10/24/2015
Deer hunters descend from the summit of Deseret Peak.
John Badila
Photo Date:
10/24/2015
View north from the summit of Deseret Peak.
rini sugianto
Photo Date:
05/17/2016
Above the clouds on Mount San Jacinto.
Karissa Frye
Photo Date:
12/29/2016
Mountain goats standing in front of Granite Peak.
Karissa Frye
Photo Date:
12/29/2016
View from the top of Granite Peak.
Patrick Mueller
Photo Date:
07/21/2015
Clouds and mountains reflect in the lower lake.
John Badila
Photo Date:
09/26/2015
Contributor John Badila takes in the view at the summit of Mount Olympus.
John Badila
Photo Date:
09/26/2015
Sunset and views of Salt Lake City from the top of Mount Olympus.
Shane Kucera
Photo Date:
06/09/2013
View from Mount Defiance.
Shane Kucera
Photo Date:
10/02/2014
At the Mount St. Helens summit.
Shane Kucera
Photo Date:
10/02/2014
A climber along the Mount St. Helens crater rim.
Laura McVarish
Photo Date:
07/25/2015
Mount McLoughlin's bowl from the ridgeline.
Justin Michael
Photo Date:
07/18/2014
Views from Redcloud Peak north to Uncompahgre Peak (14,321 ft) and Wetterhorn Peak (14,015 ft).
Justin Michael
Photo Date:
07/18/2014
Indian paintbrush (Castilleja) on Redcloud Peak.
Cait Bourgault
Photo Date:
03/07/2017
Mount Madison.
Louis O
Photo Date:
02/01/2017
Summit of Mount Mitchell, the highest peak east of the Mississippi.
Duncan Sadava
Photo Date:
11/04/2015
The view from the ridge at the base Black Tusk. Garibaldi Lake and Mount Garibaldi top right.
Duncan Sadava
Photo Date:
09/24/2015
Black Tusk.
Eric Adsit
Photo Date:
08/15/2016
Looking out on the Great Range from Noonmark Mountain.
Justin Michael
Photo Date:
09/01/2014
Cirque of the Towers waterfall.
Justin Michael
Photo Date:
09/01/2014
Incredible views in the Cirque of the Towers.
Colin Bryant
Photo Date:
09/25/2016
On Mailbox Peak with Mount Rainier in the distance.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
07/14/2013
Mount Rainier (14,411 ft) from Sunrise Point.
Josh Lupkin
Photo Date:
08/04/2013
Mount Rainier (14,411 ft) from a base camp just to the west of Moon Rocks.
Anthony Kasner
Photo Date:
01/26/2014
Mount Ann.
Anthony Kasner
Photo Date:
01/26/2014
Han Peak (5,681 ft) with Mount Shuksan (9,131 ft) behind. From Mount Ann.
Michael Sawiel
Photo Date:
02/01/2014
Settling in for a night on Tom Dick and Harry with Mount Hood (11,250 ft) behind.
Daniel Sherman
Photo Date:
10/04/2014
Mount Jefferson at Scout Lake.
Matthew King
Photo Date:
05/30/2016
Enjoying the descent on the southwest chutes of Mount Adams.
Josh Lupkin
Photo Date:
07/15/2012
Mount Adams, South Climb.
Zachary Smith
Photo Date:
10/05/2013
Snow-covered Mount Hood from Zigzag Mountain.
Daniel Sherman
Photo Date:
12/09/2013
The dry, crusty, wind-beaten snow almost resembles sand on Mount Hood.
Benjamin Krause
Photo Date:
10/18/2013
Aerial photo of the Three Sisters Wilderness.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
09/04/2012
Wildflowers along the trail to Broken Top Crater.
Daniel Sherman
Photo Date:
05/23/2015
A climber ascends a steep snowfield at dawn on Mount Shasta.
Forrest Setnor
Photo Date:
04/17/2016
Gorgeous Mount Shasta and wonderful mountain lupine.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
07/21/2013
Sierra sunset above Cyclamen and Spring Lakes on the Five Lakes Hiking Loop.
rini sugianto
Photo Date:
11/12/2016
Above the tree line on San Gorgonio.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
08/07/2016
Mount Baldy's summit is the highest point in the San Gabriel Mountains!
rini sugianto
Photo Date:
07/12/2016
Enjoying the sunrise on Cucamonga Peak.
Jonathan Stull
Photo Date:
09/12/2016
Wildflowers on the CCY Route.
Justin Michael
Photo Date:
09/27/2015
Chasm Lake and Longs Peak.
Tim Henke
Photo Date:
08/31/2015
Taking a well deserved breather at the summit of La Plata Peak.
Louie Traub
Photo Date:
09/02/2015
Missouri Gulch.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
09/25/2015
The Maroon Bells and Maroon Lake from the trail.
Calvin Perfall
Photo Date:
08/20/2016
The ridge traverse from El Diente (pictured) to the summit of Mount Wilson.
Calvin Perfall
Photo Date:
08/20/2016
Looking east over the San Juans from the summit of Mount Wilson.
Jonathan Stull
Photo Date:
10/07/2016
Bluebells in the Chicago Basin near Windom Peak.
Jonathan Stull
Photo Date:
10/07/2016
Looking northeast from the summit of Windom Peak in the Weminuche Wilderness.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
07/11/2016
Yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris) along the Pikes Peak Trail.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
07/11/2016
View south from the summit of Pikes Peak (14,115 ft) with the old cog railway.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
07/11/2016
Hiking along the trail en route to Pikes Peak.