Subdeacon Joe Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Bernhard Edmaier Photography · Aerial shot of the Panamint Range in California, USA. The rock formations of Panamint Range which adjoin the famous Death Valley in California – geologist call such structures flatirons - are a result of tectonic movement and weathering. The originally horizontal rocks were tilted during the orogenesis. Later water carved valleys in them, creating these unusual patterns. Das berühmte "Tal des Todes" in Kalifornien wird im Westen vom bis zu 3300 m hohen Gebirgszug der Panamint Range begrenzt - hier eine Luftaufnahme aus der Flanke des Gebirges. Die steilen Gesteinsschichten sind ein Werk der Verwitterung und Erosion. Die ursprünglich horizontal abgelagerten Schichten wurden während der Gebirgsbildung gekippt. Später dann spülte ablaufendes Regenwasser steile Täler in die Bergflanken. Die spitz zulaufenden Formen werden von den Geologen als "Flat Irons", als Bügeleisen, bezeichnet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 It doesn't look like that from the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Jeeped all over that area, and at the northeast end is 'Starwars' Canyon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Mosby Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Back in the late 1950's, in an, i believe, a 1955ish Jaguar XK hardtop, my parents and I drove up to Panamint City! We spent a couple hours wandering the ruins, had a picnic and then headed home. I remember Mom freaking out when we went through the narrowest section with a babbling stream running merrily down the dirt/rock road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 The Flatirons just west of Boulder, Colorado, near the University of Colorado. Folks climb them. One of my dormitory mates fell to his death during an attempt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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