Mount Timpanogos, From Corner Canyon near Draper, Utah

Dry grassland in the foreground, lush green shrubbery behind, and a dramatic, steep mountain behind it

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Taken on Sep. 12, 2004

This photo shows Mount Timpanogos, taken from Corner Canyon near Draper, Utah. This mountain is the second-highest peak in the Wasatch range, and this landscape shows the full range of vegetation cover in the region, from open grassland, to scrubland, through coniferous forest and opening to alpine meadows and rock outcroppings at the highest elevations.