Sunny and cold
by Felicia Tica
Title
Sunny and cold
Artist
Felicia Tica
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The Alps seen from Frutigen, from the low horn on which is in the light haze Frutigental and the Bernese Alps to the southwest , to the Mont Blanc.
The Alps span some 200 kilometers ( 125 miles) , at at average altitude of 1700 m ( 5576 ft) , and cover nearly two Thirds of Switzerland 's total surface area . The snow line begins at 2.500 to 2.800 meters ( 8.200 to 9186 feet) . There are 48 mountains Which are 4.000 meters ( 13.120 feet) or higher and about 1,800 glaciers .
The highest mountain in Switzerland is the Dufour Peak in Canton Valais , at 4634 m ( 15.203 ft). They Provide a continental watershed, deterministic mining the climate and vegetation. But while they contribute enormously to the Swiss identity, economic activity is concentrated in the plateau.
The valleys of several major rivers - the Rhone, Upper Rhine, the Reuss and Ticino - divide the mountain ranges.
Stockhorn 2190 m
Schifhorn 2970 m
Moench 4107 m
Jungfrau 4158 m
Snowhorn 3402 m
Gletscherhorn 3107 m
Mittagshorn 3892 m
Reedhorn 2,970 m
Doldenhorn 3638 m
Breithorn4164 m
Balmhorn 3698 m
Niesen 2362 m
Nesthorn 3982 m
Bietschhorn 3934 m
Wildstrubel 3248 m
Wildhorn 3248 m
Gross GrĂ¼nhorn 4043.5 m
(Source: Wikipedia)
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March 11th, 2014
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Comments (22)
Sharon Elliott
Beautiful shot....I am always in awe of mountains such as this.....they are so timeless and we are just a little speck in a moment of their existence. SE f
Deyanira Harris
Wow beautiful photograph dear Felicia , love this places !! take care and have a great week!! lfv
Nick Boren
Do you know what makes this landscape image so amazing dear Felicia?... It has layers of lighting. From the wonderful clouds to the nice lighting on the mountains and finally the subtle lighting of the green landscape at the bottom of image. Very nice work dear friend. :-) fv