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Highest cliff of a glacial cirque
In physical geography and geology, the headwall of a glacial cirque is its highest cliff. The term has been more broadly used to describe similar geomorphic
Headwall
Austrian-American skier
"schussed" (skied straight downhill without turning) the steep and infamous Headwall. His time for the 4-mile (6.4 km) race was 6 minutes 29.2 seconds, with
Toni_Matt
Lake in the state of Idaho
Headwall Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
Headwall_Lake
Lava dam in British Columbia, Canada
lava dam created its current headwall; it rises about 500 m (1,600 ft) above the floor of Rubble Creek valley. The headwall has been highly unstable since
The_Barrier
Amphitheatre-like valley formed by glacial erosion
surrounded on three sides by steep cliffs. The highest cliff is often called a headwall. The fourth side forms the lip, threshold or sill, the side at which the
Cirque
Group of lakes in Alberta, Canada
The Headwall Lakes are in a valley south-east of Mount Chester in Kananaskis Country in Alberta, Canada. They can be accessed from the Smith-Dorrien /
Headwall_Lakes
Mountain in Khumbu, Nepal
Island Peak November 8th 2024 A substantial crevasse along most of the headwall leading to the summit ridge has sometimes caused teams to turn back. In
Island_Peak
Mountain in New Hampshire
Pinkham Notch Visitors Center operated by the Appalachian Mountain Club. The headwall was first run by two Dartmouth students, John Carleton and Charles Proctor
Tuckerman_Ravine
Tall, near vertical rock face
stringent notion of cliff, as the 1,340 m figure refers to a nearly vertical headwall of two stacked pillars; adding in a very steep approach brings the total
Cliff
Dynamic feature of thawing permafrost terrain
defined headwall and bare areas; and a stable slump is one that has clearly defined boundaries and is completely covered in vegetation. The headwall relief
Retrogressive_thaw_slump
2021 film by Peter Mortimer and Nick Rosen
ice and mixed routes of rock and ice, including on the notorious Stanley Headwall, where he free solos famous routes such as Nightmare on Wolf Street (WI6+
The_Alpinist
Angular, sharply pointed mountainous peak
cause for headwall steepening and extension headward is the crevasses known as bergschrund that occur between the moving ice and the headwall. Plucking
Pyramidal_peak
Cascading waterfall
formed as the Marble Fork of the Kaweah River slides down a huge granite headwall of the glacial Tokopah Valley. Although the falls flow powerfully during
Tokopah_Falls
ravines, Oakes Gulf, and the Great Gulf), it has the steepest and highest headwall.[citation needed] Only one hiking trail ascends Huntington Ravine toward
Huntington_Ravine
2nd-highest mountain on Earth
top of the route traversed left across the East Face to avoid a vertical headwall and joined the uppermost part of the Abruzzi route. This ascent was made
K2
Landform created by running water and/or mass movement eroding sharply into soil
metres in depth and width, are characterized by a distinct 'headscarp' or 'headwall' and progress by headward (i.e., upstream) erosion. Gullies are commonly
Gully
Oldest known non-clonal organism
The grove in which Prometheus grew, with the headwall of Wheeler Peak in the distance
Prometheus_(tree)
Toronto subway station
Caledonia Road opposite Blackthorn Avenue. In April 2014, the station's headwalls were tunnelled through. The main entrance faces Eglinton Avenue West and
Caledonia_station
Geographic feature in Antarctica
160.783966. A very small ice-covered pond. The pond lies along a rock headwall close northeast of Craig Pond. The descriptive name was suggested by the
Labyrinth_(Antarctica)
Thermokarst crater in Siberia, Russia
stabilization after several decades (since 1980s) of slump growth, with the headwall retreating with observed rates of generally >10 m and up to 30 m per year
Batagaika_crater
Mountain in Southern Patagonia in South America
Compressor Route, using only two of Maestri's original belay anchors on the headwall. After summiting, Kennedy and Kruk removed 125 of the bolt-ladder bolts
Cerro_Torre
Highest mountain in the Northeastern US
thousands of skiers to the mountain each year. Skiers have skied down the headwall since 1931, first by two Dartmouth students, John Carleton and Charles
Mount_Washington
Austrian rock climber and mountaineer (1990–2019)
point onward. This initial ascent had to be aborted as well because the headwall was full of ice. On 12 February, during a small good weather window, the
David_Lama
Glacier in Alberta, Canada
Athabasca Glacier in 2010 Approaching Athabasca Glacier Headwall Athabasca Glacier headwall (on the ramp) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Athabasca
Athabasca_Glacier
American mountain climber (2002–2025)
500 ft (152 m), 4 pitches, Grade III WI5 November 2023 Nemesis Stanley Headwall Radium Highway, Canadian Rockies Free solo, Ice 1h 525 ft (159 m), 4 pitches
Balin_Miller
Glacier in British Columbia, Canada
northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It lies within an immense cirque whose headwall has breached the eastern side of Mount Edziza's summit crater. At the head
Tenchen_Glacier
Glacial cirque in Highland, Scotland
and Stob Coire an t-Sneachda (1176 m) lie above Coire an t-Sneachda's headwall. The Scottish Gaelic Coire an t-Sneachda translates into English as Corrie
Coire_an_t-Sneachda
Glacier in the United States
the Carbon Glacier cirque is the largest in the Cascade Mountains. The headwall of the cirque is the prominent Willis Wall landform. Carbon Glacier is
Carbon_Glacier
Characteristic of basins and valleys eroded by glaciers
is referred to as the headwall, while the downglacier side is referred to as an adverse slope. Water flowing down the headwall gains energy, which melts
Overdeepening
Cliff in Pierce County, Washington, USA
46.8703855; -121.7589858 Willis Wall is the name given to the prominent headwall of the Carbon Glacier's eastern cirque on Mount Rainier in the state of
Willis_Wall
Narrow ridge of rock which separates two valleys
Disappointment Cleaver and follow its ridgeline rather than ascend the headwall either of that glacier or (on the other side of the cleaver) of Emmons
Arête
Stepped succession of glacially eroded rock basins
depositional circumstances involved. The lower step often lacks the steep headwalls typical of cirques. A well-known example is the Zastler Loch below the
Cirque_stairway
Igneous rock with very large interlocked crystals
Proterozoic pegmatite swarm in the headwall of the cirque of a small mountain glacier, northeastern Baffin Island, Nunavut
Pegmatite
Mountain in New Hampshire, United States
stands on the shoulder of Mount Washington, above the south side of the headwall of Tuckerman Ravine. Although well over 4,000 feet (1,220 m) above sea
Boott_Spur
Lake in California, United States of America
the headwall being weathered by constant freezing and thawing, and eroded by plucking. The basin became deeper (especially at the base of the headwall) as
Castle_Lake_(California)
Mountain lake or pool in a glacial cirque
R. MacGregor; Jeffrey L. Kavanaugh (2012). "Periglacial weathering and headwall erosion in cirque glacier bergschrunds". Geology. 40 (9): 779–782. Bibcode:2012Geo
Tarn_(lake)
Mountain in Gwynedd, Wales
in size surrounded on three sides by steep cliffs the highest being the headwall. The chair of Cadair Idris is this bowl-shaped hollow in the bedrock formed
Cadair_Idris
Volcano in Hawaii, United States
distant, is still visible today. The damage was so extensive that the headwall of the damage likely intersected its southwestern rift zone. There is very
Mauna_Loa
Waterfall in Washington, United States
The valley of the West Fork Foss River contains a fair amount of waterfalls. The river heads in a series of large lakes: Big Heart Lake, Angeline Lake
Waterfalls of the West Fork Foss River Valley
Waterfalls_of_the_West_Fork_Foss_River_Valley
Coastal region of California, United States
Resource Evaluation Report on the Rock Retaining Walls, Parapets, Culvert Headwalls and Drinking Fountains along the Carmel to San Simeon Highway. California
Big_Sur
Granite spires in mountains in Pakistan
steep snow/ice gullies, steeper rock faces, and vertical to overhanging headwalls, topped by a snowy ridge system. Just northwest of Great Trango is the
Trango_Towers
Neal April 7, 1943 Unknown Massachusetts Injury while skiing the Little Headwall Tuckerman Ravine Washington Phyllis Wilbur June 3, 1948 16 Maine Injuries
List of people who died on the Presidential Range
List_of_people_who_died_on_the_Presidential_Range
Ski area in Michigan, United States
Shot from the Base Place at the base of the headwall.
Snowriver_Mountain_Resort
Japanese adventurer
600 feet (5,100 m) the next day (presumably on the ridge just above the headwall). However, complications with the weather made further searching difficult
Naomi_Uemura
Volcanic mountain in Colombia
and the Cauca River to the west. On the two major sides of the summit, headwalls show where past rock avalanches occurred. At times, ice on the summit
Nevado_del_Ruiz
Mountain in India
unsuccessfully attempted the route, turning around at the base of the headwall, due to insufficient gear, poor acclimatisation and an Alpine-style approach
Meru_Peak
remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer exploring a spectacular arcuate, headwall scarp measuring 20 meters (66 feet) across, seen in the carbonate Juana
Geology_of_Puerto_Rico
Glacier in California, United States
cirque on the northeast side of Mount Shasta's main summit below the Hotlum Headwall at roughly 13,600 ft (4,100 m). It flows northeastward down the steep slope
Hotlum_Glacier
Southern Washington stratovolcano
extremely challenging and dangerous Victory Ridge, Rusk Glacier Headwall, and Wilson Glacier Headwall routes up Roosevelt Cliff. Many trails pass through the
Mount_Adams_(Washington)
Geomorphic erosion process
U-shaped valleys of fairly uniform width with box-like, "theater-shaped" headwalls. This contrasts with the more common branching or dendritic pattern of
Groundwater_sapping
Alphine hut
see the hut high up on the headwall to the right. From that point, skiers should aim for the right-hand corner of the headwall, staying left initially to
Bow_Hut
Mountain in County Mayo, Ireland
peak is noted for its long summit ridge that forms a deep cliff-lined headwall around the corrie of Lug More (Irish: Coum Dubh); the corrie includes a
Ben_Lugmore
2004, Kenny Dale Kasselder and Shaun Olcott were beginning to ascend the headwall of the Sandy Glacier when they fell about 100 feet (30 m) into a crevasse
Mount_Hood_climbing_accidents
Gap between a glacier and the rock face at the back of a cirque
marginal cleft/crevasse) or rimaye (from the same French IPA: [ʁimaj]) is the headwall gap between a glacier or snowfield and the adjacent rock face at the back
Randkluft
Mountain in Nepal
left side of the face and then meets the east ridge, avoiding the steep headwall at the top of the face (though a New Zealand team had climbed the north
Kumbhakarna_Mountain
Long and narrow depressions of the sea floor
semicircular landslide scarps with slopes of up to 20 degrees on the headwalls and sidewalls. Subduction of seamounts and aseismic ridges into the trench
Oceanic_trench
Town in Arizona, United States
National Park Roads, Village Loop Headwall No. 1" HAER No. AZ-35-C, "Grand Canyon National Park Roads, Village Loop Headwall No. 2" HAER No. AZ-39, "Grand
Grand_Canyon_Village,_Arizona
High-speed rail project in England
200-short-ton) TBMs. In July 2020, work was completed on a 17-metre (56 ft)-high headwall at the southern portal of the twin-bore tunnel. The tunnels are lined with
High_Speed_2
Glacier in the United States
ascend this chute to the upper glacier. Starting from the Kautz Glacier Headwall at about 12,500 feet (3,800 m), the lower glacier flows generally south-southwest
Kautz_Glacier
Mountain in Khumbu, Nepal
and Arakam Tse (right) Cholatse from Cho La Pass The icefall below the headwall on the normal route (southwest-west ridge) during winter North face of
Cholatse
American rock climber (1924–2002)
placed 28 expansion bolts by hand through the night up an overhanging headwall, topping out at 6 AM. The whole thing had taken 45 days, with more than
Warren_Harding_(climber)
Small glacier in New Zealand
edge at around 1,500 metres (4,900 ft). The glacier covers most of the headwalls encircling the valley, except the eastern side where the bordering peaks
Rob_Roy_Glacier
Lake in British Columbia, Canada
outlet at the southwestern end of Barrier Lake where it flows over the headwall of The Barrier into the lower valley. Barrier Lake lies within a depression
Barrier Lake (British Columbia)
Barrier_Lake_(British_Columbia)
Geological fault that runs through eastern New Orleans
These downslope movements will be correspondingly experienced in the headwall region (such as that occupied by the Michoud fault) either as slow (barely
Michoud_fault
One hundred years, from 2900 BC to 2801 BC
The grove in which the Prometheus Tree grew, with the Wheeler Peak headwall in the distance
29th_century_BC
Alpine lakes in the state of Idaho
/ 44.024344°N 114.562724°W / 44.024344; -114.562724 (Hatchet Lake) Headwall Lake 2,975 m (9,760 ft) 256 m (840 ft) 162 m (531 ft) 44°04′28″N 114°35′54″W
Boulder_Chain_Lakes
Type of gully, formed via groundwater sapping
sapping. They are usually shaped like a tear-drop with a steep, round headwall that narrows downhill into a shallow outlet channel. Although human activities—such
Lavaka
Bridge in Duluth, Minnesota
highway bridge. The headwalls and railings are faced with roughly-cut granite rubble in various colors of gray, pink, and tan. The headwalls continue above
Bridge_5757
Mountain summit in Powys, Wales
north of the summit and Craig y Llyn to the south. Craig y Llyn forms the headwall of a cwm, and it is to this that the word cadair (chair in Welsh) presumably
Cadair_Berwyn
Mountain in Quebec and Labrador, Canada
an alternate route down and apparently fell about 150 feet down a steep headwall. List of highest points of Canadian provinces and territories List of mountains
Mount_Caubvick
World Cup ski course in Killington, Vermont
course, Superstar is comparable to most classic European venues. Upper Headwall Launch Pad Upper Field Lower Field High Road Upper Preston's Pitch Lower
Superstar_(ski_course)
1972 aviation accident in the Andes mountains of Argentina
somewhat lower ridge to the south, they headed straight up the steep 30–60º headwall slope of the mountain ridge. They thought they could climb the ridge top
Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
Uruguayan_Air_Force_Flight_571
Glacier in Washington, United States
compared to the nearby Hoh Glacier. Beginning at the foot of a very steep headwall at about 5,800 feet (1,800 m), the glacier descends northeast to about
Jeffers_Glacier
Lake in County Mayo, Ireland
and Ben Lugmore West Top 790-metre (2,592 ft); while cutting across the headwall (from bottom left to upper right), is grenn grassy feature known as The
Doo_Lough,_County_Mayo
Mountain in Nevada, United States
It rises from the head of Box Canyon (above Snow Lake), is part of the headwall of Thomas Canyon (with Mount Fitzgerald), and is a prominent part of the
Snow_Lake_Peak
Three volcanic peaks in Oregon, U.S.
On the volcano's northern flank, erosion from these glaciers exposed a headwall about 1,200 ft (370 m) high. During the Holocene, smaller glaciers formed
Three_Sisters_(Oregon)
Alpine climbing route in British Columbia, Canada
up are utilized for a bivouac. Above the ledges rises the Great White Headwall, which provides the crux of the route. The route is typified by crack and
West Buttress (South Howser Tower)
West_Buttress_(South_Howser_Tower)
Geological member in British Columbia, Canada
covered by rockfall debris originating from bounding spurs and the steep headwall. The Tenchen Member is one of two stratigraphic units composing the Nido
Tenchen_Member
Waterfall in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
the waterfalls, dropping a total of 40 metres. The falls drop down the headwall of the cirque of the Sankenbach Bowl (Sankenbachkessel) in the Eckscher
Sankenbach_Waterfalls
Type of soil in frozen state
retrogressive thaw slump located on the southern coast of Herschel Island within an approximately 22-metre (72 ft) by 1,300-metre (4,300 ft) headwall.
Permafrost
1938 train disaster in London, England
was designed to. When he returned to the station he stood by the tunnel headwall with a red hand lamp and held every train for one minute after the signal
Charing Cross (Northern line) tube crash
Charing_Cross_(Northern_line)_tube_crash
River in northwest Washington, United States
known Melakwa Lake. The river after exiting Melakwa Lake, drops down the headwall below the lake starts to turn north. The river flows generally north until
Pratt_River
Form of climbing without protection
Canadian Marc-André Leclerc, whose free-solo ice-climbing on the Stanley Headwall features in the 2021 film, The Alpinist, the late Austrian mountaineer
Free_solo_climbing
Small mountain range in China
Peralta-Ramos and Eric Perlman. They climbed snow gullies and limestone headwalls and encountered high avalanche danger and sparse opportunities for protection
Jade_Dragon_Snow_Mountain
Mountain in Nevada, United States
Wheeler Survey of the late 19th century. Wheeler Peak has an impressive headwall above a large glacial cirque, large moraines and an active rock glacier
Wheeler_Peak_(Nevada)
Mountain pass in New Hampshire
South of the Great Gulf is Huntington Ravine, with a rocky, precipitous headwall renowned for its rock and ice climbing. The slope then dips into the Ravine
Pinkham_Notch
Community in Saskatchewan, Canada
Retrieved 1 September 2006. Jim McGeary, Doug Lowry (March 2003). "Culvert headwall system conquers site constraints at Uranium City". Environmental Science
Uranium_City
Historic house in Montana, United States
former townsite of Hecla, a company mining town below the glacial cirque headwall of Lion Mountain. It is located about 11 miles (18 km) west of Glendale
Hecla_House
Mountain in Wales
a traverse of Y Garn and Foel-goch. The route makes its way around the headwall of Cwm Dudodyn to Bwlch y Brecan and up to the rocky summit of Elidir Fawr
Elidir_Fawr
Glacier in Nevada, United States
side, causing the curvature. Because Wheeler Peak has a northeast-facing headwall, it has perennial snow, and is able to protect the glacier from the sun
Wheeler_Peak_Glacier
Stratovolcano in Oregon, United States
a bergschrund where the Coalman Glacier separates from the summit rock headwall. The route continues to the Pearly Gates, a gap in the summit rock formation
Mount_Hood
Type of rock climbing
Cerro Torre. Maestri drilled an extreme amount of bolts into the famous headwall using a 300-pound air compressor drill; in one section, he drilled across
Aid_climbing
Mountain range in Antarctica
miles (1.3 km; 0.81 mi) long, between Tūkeri Peak and Spain Peak on the headwall of Ringer Valley. “Anu Whakatoro” is a Maori word, meaning force of wind
Saint_Johns_Range
English poet and soldier (1893–1918)
Stallworthy. London: Faber and Faber. pp. vii–xix. ISBN 978-0-571-20725-1. headwall (20 April 2024). "Wilfred Edward Salter Owen MC". Reading Civic Society
Wilfred_Owen
Mountain group in Scotland
Dundonnell. This route, some 5 km (3 mi) in length, climbs steeply up the headwall of the corrie of Glas Tholl to reach the main ridge just north of Bidein
An_Teallach
Top of a glacier
of the glacier comes up against a steep bedrock cliff called a cirque headwall The head can come away from the cirque in a downslope movement which can
Glacier_head
Glacier in Himachal Pradesh, India
from 3,984 m (13,071 ft) at the snout to about 6,363 m (20,876 ft) at the headwall. The glacier has heterogenic surface characteristics, ranging from clean
Bara_Shigri_Glacier
Mountain in Scotland
continues up into a corrie, the Coire Rhiabhach. The ascent of the coire headwall is on loose rock and scree. The continuation up the southeast ridge to
Sgùrr_nan_Gillean
Massive shield volcano in Hawaii
The Haleakalā crater is not volcanic in origin, as it formed when the headwalls of two large erosional valleys merged at the summit of the volcano. These
Haleakalā
Mountain in Pakistan and China
retreating after Lowe suffered altitude sickness. A Russian team reached the headwall at 7,000 m (23,000 ft) on the same route in 2008 but they aborted after
Skyang_Kangri
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