POTD September 25, 2015: Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!

Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah
Photographer: Gregg Beukelman; © 2015

Alpenglow illuminates the glacially sculpted Stansbury Mountains as seen from the shores of Great Salt Lake. Deseret Peak (11,031 feet), the leftmost high summit, is the range’s highest peak and is underlain by Cambrian-age Prospect Mountain Quartzite.