Geology Picture of the Week, Sep. 27 - Oct. 3, 2009: Ladyfinger and Ultar Peak

Various

[cogitator]

Funny thing about this one; I was trying to use the newly flawed Panoramio to find a interesting picture of the geology of Kazakhstan (for fun). Well, it turns out the Kazakhstan looks a lot like Kansas. But when I used Kazakhstan as a keyword in Panoramio, I found this. It's in Pakistan, end of the Karakoram Range.

Ultar

Realize that Panoramio is a branch of Google; this does not say much for the accuracy of their search function.

But it's a very impressive peak. A killer of climbers too, from the background information I read. Click the first and second for full-size.

[cogitator]

Based on the view from the satellite, the country north of here is REALLY rugged.

[cogitator]

** ping **

[Wally_Kalbacken]

She’s giving the finger alright.

[Talisker]

I had some friends in Texas once who told me they were going to take me to the "mountains" of Texas, and we went to the Austin Hill Country. I laughed and told them, there are mountains in the West that would make you wet your pants. This is an excellent example:

[fieldmarshaldj]

You’re not in Kansas anymore, Toto.

[Mmogamer]

I think I would be impressed just making it to the base of them.. so cool seeing them just thrust up out of the earth’s foundation like that.