Silhouette Sunrise #2 is a photograph by Robert Bales which was uploaded on January 18th, 2018.
Silhouette Sunrise #2
This is the morning view of the Gila Mountains from the Foothill, Arizona which is a few miles from Yuma. It seems like we have many sunrises like... more
by Robert Bales
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Silhouette Sunrise #2
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Robert Bales
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This is the morning view of the Gila Mountains from the Foothill, Arizona which is a few miles from Yuma. It seems like we have many sunrises like this one during the winter months.
The Gila Mountains of Yuma County are a 26-mile (42 km) long mountain range in southwestern Arizona in the northwest Sonoran Desert.
The Gila Mountains of Yuma County are a northwest-southeast trending mountain system. The fault-blocked mountain range is attached on the south to the Tinajas Altas Mountains which continue southeast into Sonora, Mexico for another 30 miles. The northwest end of the mountains border the southeast Laguna Mountains. The Gila River flows through the Gila Valley between the Gilas and the Lagunas prior to its confluence with the Colorado.
The Gila Mountains are southeast of the confluence of the Colorado and Gila rivers in the Lower Colorado River Valley. The Gila River flows northwest, north around the mountain's north end, then west six miles to the Colorado. On the northeast side of the Gila Range, the low-elevation basin, Dome Valley is created between the Muggins Mountains and the Muggins Mountains Wilderness to the northeast. The block faulted mountain series ends at this confluence location and the Muggins Mountains are at the southern and southwest end of an extensive plain that transitions north towards the Castle Dome Plain and Castle Dome Mountains. This plain is the location of the US Army Yuma Proving Ground on this east-west alluvial plain.
The highest peak in the arid and rugged Gila Mountains is Sheep Peak at 3,156 feet (962 m). The mountain range lies east of Yuma and the community of Fortuna Foothills lies on the northwest mountain range foothills, (named for the Fortuna Mine). The mountain range is located in the western portion of the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range which is used by the MCAS, the Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma.
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Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This beautiful image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Shadow Silhouettes and Reflections Outdoors” Group Home Page. If enabled, your image will be posted to our group Google+ Page (https://plus.google.com/communities/115016529189478587632). You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “Featured Images – April 2018” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan
Kathy M Krause
Sensational capture Robert! Love the beautiful details in the sky and our beautiful American flag flying high! Amazing! L/F
Wes Iversen
Wow, what a gorgeous sky, and an excellent silhouette composition too, Robert! Outstanding work! L/F
Joseph Hollingsworth
Amazing capture Robert! I love the sky revealing its may colors within the same grouping. fav
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Joseph for the FAV and it sure was a great morning!! Thaks for the nice comment!