View from the summit of Mather Pass viewing North

A panoramic view of a high-altitude Sierra Nevada landscape shows rugged granite peaks, scree slopes, and two small alpine lakes under a bright blue sky with scattered white clouds. This is the view from the top of Mather Pass viewing North.

I made this photograph on a clear summer day in the High Sierra, looking down into a glacial valley. The sun was high, casting distinct shadows from the passing clouds across the light-colored granite and the two small, dark alpine lakes nestled in the basin.

Sierra Nevada, California · 2026