Sourdough Mountains
The Sourdough Mountains, also called Sourdough Ridge, is a mountain ridge on the northeast side of Mount Rainier in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington (state), Washington, United States. The range forms an L-shape, starting at Mount Fremont, running east to Dege Peak, turning north to Slide Mountain. The ridge is a popular hiking destination, due to the excellent view of Mount Rainier and its proximity to roads and the Sunrise (Mount Rainier), Sunrise Visitor Center. References External links

* * * * * Ridges of Washington (state) Mount Rainier National Park Cascade Volcanoes {{PierceCountyWA-geo-stub ...
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Antler And Dege Peaks Seen From McNeeley Peak
Antlers are extensions of an animal's skull found in members of the Cervidae (deer) Family (biology), family. Antlers are a single structure composed of bone, cartilage, fibrous tissue, skin, nerves, and blood vessels. They are generally found only on males, with the exception of reindeer/caribou. Antlers are Moulting, shed and regrown each year and function primarily as objects of sexual attraction and as Weapon (biology), weapons. In contrast to antlers, horn (anatomy), horns—found on pronghorns and Bovidae, bovids, such as sheep, goats, bison and cattle—are two-part structures that usually do not shed. A horn's interior of bone is covered by an exterior sheath made of keratin (the same material as human fingernails and toenails). Etymology Antler comes from the Old French ''antoillier '' (see present French : "Andouiller", from'' ant-, ''meaning before,'' oeil, ''meaning eye and'' -ier'', a suffix indicating an action or state of being) possibly from some form of an ...
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