Picture Lake is a photograph by Inge Johnsson which was uploaded on November 25th, 2011.
Picture Lake
Mount Shuksan in Washington state's North Cascades National Park reflecting in Picture Lake... more
Title
Picture Lake
Artist
Inge Johnsson
Medium
Photograph - Digital Capture Watermark Not On Actual Prints
Description
Mount Shuksan in Washington state's North Cascades National Park reflecting in Picture Lake
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Mount Shuksan is a glaciated massif in the North Cascades National Park. Shuksan rises in Whatcom County, Washington immediately to the east of Mount Baker, and 11.6 miles south of the Canadian border. The mountain's name Shuksan is derived from the Lummi word, said to mean "high peak". The highest point on the mountain is a three sided peak known as Summit Pyramid. There are two named subsidiary peaks: Nooksack Tower and The Hourglass. The mountain is composed of Shuksan greenschist, oceanic basalt that was metamorphosed when the Easton terrane collided with the west coast of North America, approximately 120 million years ago. The mountain is an eroded remnant of a thrust plate formed by the Easton collision. Shuksan is one of the most photographed mountains in the Cascade Range. Photographs with its reflection in Highwood Lake near Mount Baker Ski Area are particularly common. The Mount Baker Highway, State Route 542, is kept open during the winter to support the ski area; in late summer, the road to Artist Point allows visitors to travel a few miles higher for a closer view of the peak. Sulphide Creek Falls, one of the tallest waterfalls in North America, plunges off the southeastern flank of Mount Shuksan. There are four other tall waterfalls that spill off Mount Shuksan and neighboring Jagged Ridge and Seahpo Peak, mostly sourced from small snowfields and glaciers.
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November 25th, 2011
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Comments (27)
Carolyn Derstine
Stunning image, Inge! Your whole portfolio is just so amazing and very inspiring for me as a fledgling photographer! :)
Robert ONeil
Inge, Wow, what an amazing capture!!! Love the colors, depth and breathtaking reflections!! f/v
HH Photography
What spectacular beauty and a perfect name for this lake. Gorgeous photography too. v/f
Christine Burdine
Great shot of an amazing place. Makes me remember Dad this Father's Day. (He only took about 10,000 shots of Mount Shuksan) Way voted!
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