22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Lenticular Cloud Over Mount Shasta

At over 14,000 feet (4,300 meters), Mount Shasta is a four-peaked stratovolcano at the top of California. Throughout the year, lenticular clouds form over the mountain. It was a spring day when I saw this spectacular lenticular cloud capping the mountain. I knew I had to grab my camera. I wanted to capture the overall grandeur of the mountain but also peek beneath the cloud where the mountaintops were hiding. Changing minute by minute, I watched the cloud morph atop the mountain, stuck in the convergence zone.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: Weed, California, United States of America
Camera: ILCE-7RM3A
Copyright: © Lisa K. Kuhn