Geology Picture of the Week, March 8-14, 2009: Where is this (and what makes it unique)?

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[cogitator]

Haven't done this for awhile; and this one might be a toughie (except, possibly, if you've been there and recognize it). One hint: it's an easy hike to the top.

[cogitator]

Your mission, should you decide to accept it...

As a bonus, while you're thinking, here's another shot from Panoramio. Not exactly geology, but worth a look.

[irishtenor]

Highest point in Austrailia?

[txnativegop]

New Zealand?

[cogitator]

** contest ping **

[txnativegop]

The other pic was Melbourne, Australia?

[txnativegop]

Pyrennes?

[wastedyears]

Earth Science: The Study of Rocks (lament by many a high school student; not so with me)

[txhurl]

Must be NZ, as you have a horizon with no other mountains...indicating Island.

Marlborough?

[unkus]

One of the Sierra Madre’s of Mexico?

The trees in the foreground are the key.

[null and void]

Must be NZ, as you have a horizon with no other mountains...indicating Island.

Captain Cook Pines in the foreground. I'd go with NZ as well. (Of course, I could be full of it)

[JoeProBono]

[txnativegop]

I have never been there, I based my answer on the topography of the mountains and the types of trees and underbrush.

[unkus]

Thanks for posting this cogitator. This is fun.

[txhurl]

The forebush looks like our dormant Retama. The rest looks like our Juniper with no stresses.

[cherry]

rain forest with a moutainous background .....

[null and void]

Twin Peaks didn’t show.

[txhurl]

How long before somebody guesses right?

[txnativegop]

Tell me where the pic was taken already, I can’t take the suspense! LOL!

[txhurl]

North end of the Falkland Islands?

Naw, they don’t have mountains.

I’m sticking with the Northermost point of NZ.

[txnativegop]

Me too, I’ll stick with NZ. It is pretty, isn’t?

[KarlInOhio]

Mulhacén in Spain.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulhacén

[smokingfrog]

Can I drive to the top?

[Zeppo]

I was going to suggest “Mare Imbrium”, but something tells me that the trees are not quite right for that...

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Pikes Peak?

[flaglady47]

How long is this thread going to have to be before we get the answer?

[doodad]

That is my guess as well. You can see the road to the top.

[siamesecats]

Mt Kilamanjaro?
Not sure if I spelled that right...

[geezerwheezer]

Not sure of anything from this photo, but it reminds me of the Grand Tetons in Wyoming for some reason.

[unkus]

cogitator must have gone to bed. I went to bed last night expecting the answer this morning. Will keep checking.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

I was going with, the easy to hike to hint... :)

[cogitator]

KarlInOhio nailed it; it's Mulhacen in the far southern region of Spain (Andalusia). The reason it's unique is that it's the highest point in Spain (the part that's attached to Europe), and it's not in the Pyrenees, where a lot of people -- like me -- would have thought the highest point in Spain would probably be. But because the Canary Islands are part of Spain and because the volcano Pico de Teide in the Canary Islands is higher than Mulhacen, the highest point in Spain isn't on the mainland, kinda like the highest point in the United States isn't in the lower 48.

Use Panoramio to zoom into southern Spain, and you'll see a small snow-covered region. That's Mulhacen. Or click on the link that KarlInOhio provided to Wikipedia to get the location. Like I said -- it's a surprise.

[txhurl]

The junipers should have tipped me off.

Please, please keep me on your ping list.

[JoeProBono]

It’ not Twin Peaks ;-{

[smokingfrog]

Never woulda guessed.

[geezerwheezer]

Uhhhh,I KNEW THAT, I was just checking to see if you knew.... (please disregard incorrect answer from earlier post!)