Oblique aerial view from the south of the Saddle on Niwot Ridge in summer 

Summer sea ice in Lancaster Sound - near Resolute Bay, N.W.T., Cananda

Located in the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies

The ice flow on the left is grounded and turned over.  Tidal erosion is responsible for its mushroom-like appearance

The Martinelli snow field is on the left edge of the photograph and the Saddle appears immediately below the snow field nearest the center of the photograph. Image above (110k) found at the Niwot Ridge LTER web site

• Paiute Peak (3989 m) is visible at upper left, with Mt. Audobon (4030 m) to its right.
• Longs Peak (4344 m) and Mt. Meeker are the prominent peaks on the right horizon.

The image above (190k) is found at the National Snow and Ice Data Center Found at:  http://nsidc.org/ 

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