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		Yellowstone and the Tetons << Back to Feature Page View exclusive photographs and get the facts behind the frame.   Click to ZOOM IN >>   Click to ZOOM IN >>   Click to ZOOM IN >>   Click to ZOOM IN >>   Click to ZOOM IN >> Yellowstone's Craggy Face Photograph by José Azel Nearly 11,000 feet (3,400 meters) tall, imposing Abiathar Peak forms the southern wall of Ice Box Canyon in northeastern Yellowstone. In 1885 the mountain was named for Charles Abiathar White, a paleontologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. Much of Yellowstone is a plateau ranging from 7,000 to 9,000 feet (2,000 to 3,000 meters). Its loftiest summit, Eagle Peak, rises 11,358 feet (3,461 meters) in Yellowstone's southeast corner. Camera: Canon F1N Film Type: Fujichrome Velvia 50 Lens: Canon 200mm Speed and F-Stop: 1/250 @ f/2.8 Weather Conditions: Very cloudy Time of Day: Unrecorded Lighting Techniques: Natural light

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