Purple Mountain Majesty
by Barbara Chichester
Title
Purple Mountain Majesty
Artist
Barbara Chichester
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art - Prints
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Purple Mountain Majesty, the Organ Mountains, Fine Art Photography,Las Cruces, New Mexico by Barbara Chichester. These mountains are saw toothed, the points are somewhat like a pipe organ...hence, the name...Organ Mountains. These beautiful mountains change color daily and intermittently, they go from grays, blues, pinks, oranges, purples and pale grey...they are quite a site to see, and absolutely glorious when covered with snow.....some of the most beautiful rocky mountains (made mostly of granite) in New Mexico.....The Organ Mountains are near the southern end of a long line of mountains on the east side of the Rio Grande's rift valley. The range is nearly contiguous with the San Andres Mountains to the north and the Franklin Mountains to the south, but is very different geologically. Whereas the San Andres and Franklin Mountains are both formed from west-dipping fault blocks of mostly sedimentary strata (with limestone most prominent), the Organ Mountains are made primarily of igneous rock (intrusive granite and extrusive rhyolite). Their name reflects their similarity in appearance (particularly the granite "needles" in the highest part of the range) with pipes that would be part of a pipe organ.
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October 7th, 2012
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