hanging valley Význam & definícia

Príklady hanging valley

• Upon reaching the top of the switch backs, climbers encounter a hanging valley with elevation of about 11,500 feet.

• This symmetrical hanging valley resembles a half crater, its headwall being 700 ft high.

• The stronger bedrock will remain in the form of a riser at the end of a hanging valley.

• As you progress into the hanging valley, the forest begins to thin out, and you begin the strenuous section of the hike.

• A remnant of these glaciers persists in the deeply recessed hanging valley below the main summit.

• Above the crags the gill runs in a small hanging valley.

• Glaciation resulting in a hanging valley are often prime spots for knickpoints.

• This relatively quick downcutting has left many seasonal tributaries with hanging valleys.