Photographs from the Photography on the Run post: San Gorgonio Mountain Snow, Avalanches and Glaciers
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) along the South Fork Trail. Elevation is about 7200'. August 3, 2019.
Morning glory and wasp along the South Fork Trail at an elevation of about 7200'. August 3, 2019.
California geranium (Geranium californicum) at a seep along the South Fork Trail below Horse Meadows. Elevation is about 7360'. August 3, 2019.
Tall grasses near Horse Meadows. Elevation is about 7460'. July 27, 2019.
Bracken fern along the South Fork Trail at an elevation of 7725'. August 3, 2019.
Goldenrod (Solidago velutina ssp. californica) along the South Fork Trail near Poopout Hill. Elevation is about 7785'. August 3, 2019.
Grinnell's beardtongue (Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii) along the South Fork Trail below South Fork Meadows. Elevation is about 7950'. August 3, 2019.
Narrowleaf Monardella (Monardella linoides) along the South Fork Trail below South Fork Meadows. Elevation is about 7970'. August 3, 2019.
Penstemon along the South Fork Trail at an elevation of about 8000'. July 27, 2019.
Wave clouds suggested it might be a bit breezier along the crest than the previous week. The clouds were caused by a southwesterly flow aloft. August 3, 2019.
Prickly poppy ( Argemone munita) along the Dollar Lake Trail above South Fork Meadows. Elevation is about 8350'. July 27, 2019.
Bush chinquapin ( Chrysolepis sempervirens) along the Dollar Lake Trail above South Fork Meadows. Elevation is about 8815'. August 3, 2019.
San Gorgonio's north face from the Dollar Lake Trail. July 27, 2019.
Lemon lily (Lilium parryi) at a seep along the Dollar Lake Trail. Elevation is about 9300'. August 3, 2019.
Hikers at Dollar Lake Saddle. Elevation of the saddle is about 9970'. July 27, 2019.
Chutes and a little snow on Jepson Peak. Summit area of San Gorgonio is in the distance on the left. From the San Bernardino Peak Divide Trail. Elevation is about 10, 550'. July 27, 2019.
Working up the San Bernardino Divide Trail on the slopes of Jepson Peak. Elevation is about 10,660'. July 27, 2019.
Father & son team on the summit of San Gorgonio Mountain. Elevation is about 11,500'. July 27, 2019.
Snow band near the summit of San Gorgonio Mountain. This is at the top of a northeast-facing cirque that held a pocket glacier in the last ice age. July 27, 2019.
And this is what remained of the snow band near the summit of San Gorgonio Mountain on September 7, 2019.
A tongue of snow at an elevation of about 11,300', near the top of the Sky High Trail . July 27, 2019.
San Jacinto Peak (10,839') from an elevation of about 11,165', near the top of the Sky High Trail. July 27, 2019.
Puffy clouds, blue skies and a mountain trail.
Looking back up at a large patch of snow on the Sky High Trail after crossing it. Elevation is about 11,100'. July 27, 2019.
The snow patch was in an area of persistent snow in a broad, shallow, southeast-facing chute that extends to San Gorgonio's summit plateau. This Google Earth image from June 2011 shows the location.
Satellite imagery of snow on San Gorgonio Mountain, July 28, 2019. The red arrow is the summit of San Gorgonio. The blue arrow is Dry Lake. Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, processed by ESA.
Size of the snow patch on July 27...
...and its size a week later, on August 3, 2019.
Snow in northeast-facing chute that extends nearly to San Gorgonio's summit. Elevation here is about 10, 200'.
This Google Earth image from June 2011 shows the features on the northeast side of San Gorgonio Mountain. The chute/couloir in the previous photo is right of center. The cirque on the right was once home to a small glacier. My GPS track has been added.
The cirque from the Sky High Trail. September 7, 2019.
Google Earth image of Dibblee San Gorgonio Mountain Geologic Map with my GPS track added. Areas of glacial till are buff-colored and labeled Qgt. The northeast cirque is directly below the label 'San Gorgonio Mountain.' The Big Draw, in the center of the image, held the largest glacier.
Glacial till and possible moraine on the Sky High Trail. The source was the prominant northeast-facing cirque on San Gorgonio, previously mentioned. Photo is from August 2013.
Looking down at the Sky High Trail switchbacks.
Avalanche debris on the Dry Lake Trail above Dry Lake. Elevation is about 9400'. July 27, 2019.
More avalanche debris on the Dry Lake Trail. July 27, 2019.
The large, rocky mounds are glacial deposits associated with the Dry Lake/Big Draw glacier, the largest of area's Pleistocene glaciers.
Dry Lake on June 9, 2018.
Dry Lake on July 27, 2019.
Dry Lake on September 7, 2019.
Western wallflower (Erysimum capitatum) below Dry Lake, at an elevation of about 9000'. July 27, 2019.
Finely foliated gneiss found along the Dry Lake Trail below Dry Lake. The shoe is a Hoka One One Challenger ATR 5. Elevation is about 8870'. July 27, 2019.
Yellow yarrow (Eriophyllum confertiflorum) along the Dry Lake Trail at an elevation of 8870'. July 27, 2019.
A closer look at yellow yarrow.
Ranger's Buttons (Sphenosciadium capitellatum) at a seep on the Dry Lake Trail above South Fork Meadows. July 27, 2019.
Dry Lake Trail near South Fork Meadows and a water stop. August 3, 2019.
Larger mountain monkeyflower (Mimulus tilingii) along a creek at South Fork Meadows. Elevation is about 8190'. August 3, 2019.
Diffuse daisy (Erigeron divergens) along the South Fork Trail near Horse Meadows. Elevation about 7400'. July 27, 2019.
Sugarloaf (9952') from the South Fork Trail. August 3, 2019.
San Gabriel beardtongue (Penstemon labrosus) along the South Fork Trail near the trailhead. Elevation about 7100'. July 27, 2019.
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