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 |