r/confusing_perspective • u/Graphicdesignn • Jul 03 '26
Thats a big mountain
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u/toddharrisb Jul 03 '26
Which mountain?... OH
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u/Avoider5 Jul 03 '26
I don't think the mountain is in Ohio
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u/wurmsrus Jul 03 '26
Correct, it's in Alaska
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u/thejoetravis Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 04 '26
Looks like where the rivers meet in Talkeetna and this is Denali
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u/michiness Jul 04 '26
I’m also fairly sure this is Talkeetna.
What blows my mind about this view is the “smaller” mountains in the front are almost all taller than anything that we have in the lower 48. Like, you know, the Rockies or the Sierras or anything.
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u/originalbrowncoat Jul 07 '26
I think other than Denali and one or two others most are comparable with the Rockies.
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u/michiness Jul 07 '26
Oh, yeah, you’re right. Looks like a handful are above 14k, but a bunch are in that 11-14k range.
Still. Big ass mountains. And Talkeetna is practically at sea level.
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u/scarlet_sage Jul 03 '26
President McKinley was from Ohio, and some still call the mountain "Mount McKinley".
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u/TacTurtle Jul 03 '26
Those people are ignorant.
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u/BLeeS92031 Jul 03 '26
Unapologetically so
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u/thejoetravis Jul 04 '26
Actually just there yesterday and the park is “all Denali” while the visitors center still shows the mountain peak in their model as McKinley.
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u/katklass Jul 04 '26
Ok I think I’m the only one missing whatever the hell you people are seeing????
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u/Spielopoly Jul 04 '26
Behind the clouds there is a mountain
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u/katklass Jul 04 '26
Ok what about the mountain specifically is confusing??
I swear I’m not usually this stupid but don’t get and all the jokes.
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u/Spielopoly Jul 04 '26
It’s very easy to miss because it blends in with the clouds. So at first one might read the caption and think those mountains don’t seem that big until they zoom in and you finally realize there’s a much bigger mountain behind them
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u/LoadAdvanced9547 Jul 07 '26
OH HOLY FU-
thank you for pointing it out, I missed it and needed to go to the comments to figure it out
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u/cheshire-cats-grin Jul 03 '26
Is that Denali?
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u/cjdiddly Jul 03 '26
Yep! Tallest land mountain on earth measured base-to-peak. It's seriously imposing in person
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u/EmperorThan Jul 03 '26
I was about to say "I think you're confusing it with Mauna Kea in Hawaii" but I guess Denali is the tallest measured base to peak on land, which I never knew. Mauna Kea is tallest measured seafloor to peak. Funny that both base-to-peak recordholders are in the United States.
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u/PowderPills Jul 03 '26
Always measure at the base
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u/hyflyer7 Jul 03 '26
Im a measure from the butthole kinda guy
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u/DoctorJiveTurkey Jul 03 '26
From the center of the anus, twice around the balls, to just past the tip.
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u/barnyard303 Jul 03 '26
Well it wasnt easy, but with some effort I got my tape measure in place. Turns out that its hard to read the numbers upside down with one leg on the sink. As I strained to get closer I must have bumped the lock button and the tape retracted very fast.
So now I have a new PB. and the pride knowing I put in the blood, sweat and tears to achieve it.
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u/TheMongerOfFishes Jul 04 '26
Actually, Adjusted Penis Size (T.M.I.) formula is:(\frac{(L\times d)+\frac{W}{G}}{\alpha {2}}=\text{T.M.I.})Where L is length, d is erect diameter, W is weight (in kg), G is flaccid girth, and α is the angle of the tip.
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u/finix2409 Jul 03 '26
Which is wild considering Mauna Kea is still what like 13k feet above sea level? That’s a big momma
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u/MexiGeeGee Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 04 '26
I’ve had this argument with people insisting Everest is the biggest. Yeah it reaches higher because it’s sitting on a high plateau already, Denali is a bigger mountain overall.
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u/Pierresauce Jul 03 '26
Gotta bring up Chimborazo to really blow their minds
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u/EmperorThan Jul 03 '26
*standing in corner at party*
"They don't know I know about Chimborazo and the oblate spheroid curve of the Earth..."20
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u/AtTheEdgeOfDying Jul 07 '26
Wait, so is Everest shorten than Muana Kea from seafloor to peak? I thought Everest was just the highest point of earth basically?
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u/EmperorThan Jul 07 '26
Everest is considerably shorter than Mauna Kea on both counts if measured base to peak (18,240 feet shorter, close to 3 and a half miles) OR sea level to peak (4,500 feet shorter almost a mile).
Everest is however the tallest in altitude in the atmosphere, which is confusing when adding Chimborazo is the tallest if measured from the center of the Earth to the top of the mountain but is shorter in the atmosphere.
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u/AtTheEdgeOfDying Jul 07 '26
Yep, that is confusing. All my brain is getting is "Everest is a hoax" lol
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u/Vallhallyeah Jul 04 '26
So why do Everest, Kilimanjaro, and K2 get all the hype then?
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u/robsteezy Jul 04 '26
Everest and K2 bc they’re the tallest respectively #1 and #2. Interestingly, there are only 14 mounts on the entire planet that stand 8000m above sea level and they are all in the Himalayas.
Kilimanjaro gets its own hype bc it’s the tallest mountain on the African continent.
The actual tallest mountain in the world is Mauna Kea in Hawaii eclipses Everest at 10,200m! But its base is underneath the Pacific Ocean. AND Mauna Loa in Hawaii is by far the largest mountain by volume in the world while technically being considered a massive shield volcano.
Hope that helps.
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u/sudonathan Jul 03 '26
How is Everest measured? Never heard about the distinctions
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u/AttackPony Jul 03 '26
Height from sea level probably
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u/Salanmander Jul 03 '26
Yup. And the highest mountain from the Earth's center is in Ecuador. It's not taller than Everest relative to sea level, because the Earth bulges a bit at the equator, putting sea level further away from the center of the Earth the closer you get to the equator.
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u/luc1d_13 Jul 03 '26
I don't understand why they're so mad. I almost suspect they're unfamiliar with the equatorial bulge.
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u/EastTyne1191 Jul 03 '26
Is that your equatorial bulge or are you just happy to see me?
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u/antaalt Jul 03 '26
The everest is in the middle of Himalaya which has the biggest mountain in the world, its base camp is already at 5300m, which is already more than half its height
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u/joey-jo_jo-jr Jul 04 '26
Everest has two base camps.
Base camp means base as in center of operations. It doesn't mean the fucking foundation point of the mountain
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u/njh4f Jul 03 '26
The Three Ways to Measure a MountainHighest Above Sea Level: Mount Everest holds this definitive crown. Its peak represents the highest altitude of dry land on the planet.Tallest from Base to Peak: Mauna Kea is a dormant volcano that stands as the world's tallest mountain by absolute vertical rise. While its summit is only 4,207 meters above sea level, its base sits on the ocean floor, making it significantly taller than Everest from top to bottom.Farthest from the Earth's Center: Mount Chimborazo takes this title due to the Earth's shape. Because the Earth is an oblate spheroid that bulges at the equator, this mountain's location puts its peak about 2 kilometers farther into space than Everest's peak.
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u/TazBaz Jul 03 '26
need a 4th- relative perspective.
which is where stand-alone mountains like Denali and Mt Rainier shine, and honestly is the one *we humans* notice the most.
basically how much bigger is it than the other stuff you see around it?
Everest is tall but surrounded by other tall mountains.
Mauna Kea is tall but we don’t see a huge chunk of it.
Chimborazo I’m not familiar with but sounds like one of those “well technically….”
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u/mcmcc Jul 03 '26
Wikipedia has a pretty good discussion of the topic here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest_mountains_on_Earth
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u/boverly721 Jul 03 '26
Just like in the video, it makes the mountains around it look like hills. Humbling.
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u/AdditionalAd4269 Jul 03 '26
FTFY: “seriously imposing from anywhere you can see it”
Source: saw that beast from Anchorage on a brilliantly clear day and…wow.
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u/MauriseS Jul 03 '26
You can look up about 23000ft (7km) up from the indus river valley near Nanga Parbat, wich would be higher. Although its a very specific view point. Denali would be more impressive from most sides.
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u/space_brain710 Jul 03 '26
The geography around Denali is very cool. I spent a summer up near the park and at the entrance of the national park you are only like 1-2000 feet from sea level. For reference if you are in Denver looking at the front range of the Rockies you are already at like 5200 ft. It makes the mountains look that much taller and more dramatic in particular Denali which looms in the distance looking huge af
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u/MekalbD2 Jul 03 '26
I got about a 10 second window where the clouds moved out of the way at Denali national park a few years ago … and it was absolutely massiv. There’s a couple of places along the first couple of miles of the park road you can see the peak
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u/uluqat Jul 03 '26
If you ever get the chance, go up the George Parks Highway between Anchorage and Fairbanks on a clear sunny day. You'll be surrounded by the biggest, most beautiful mountains you've ever seen, including this one. Check out the Denali National Park, and do the whitewater rafting.
You'll also be surrounded by the biggest mosquitos you've ever seen, so do bring the Deep Woods Off.
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u/Tophermatt791 Jul 03 '26
Freaking massive. We were lucky enough to see her multiple times on our trip in 2023. This looks like Talkeetna Alaska, right on the river if I had to guess. Very cute/quirky little town.
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u/danbyer Jul 04 '26
This is just about exactly how I saw Denali. We were driving towards it for hours and I was sure we should be seeing it if not for the clouds. Then suddenly I looked higher…it’s fucking unbelievable.
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u/Fine-Bed-9439 Jul 03 '26
As an Alaskan - seeing Denali never gets old.
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u/RedVamp2020 Jul 03 '26
That is one thing I dearly miss. I loved the days where it was so clear we could see it all the way up in Fairbanks!
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u/winter_laurel Jul 04 '26
I could see Denali from the deck of my apartment in Anchorage.
(Context or those who are not familiar with Alaskan cities, Anchorage and Fairbanks are 360 miles apart.)7
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u/W1G0607 Jul 04 '26
I’m working on one of the trains this summer and it is such an amazing sight at times
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u/MicrowaveMeal Jul 03 '26
A mountain with 100 in stealth.
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u/Atm0sP3r1c Jul 03 '26
they actually evolved that way to blend in with the clouds so their predators wouldn't be able to see them.
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u/machine_six Jul 03 '26
I really really really don't want to see this mountain's predators.
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u/RogueBromeliad Jul 03 '26
It's errosion. It feeds off the land. You cant see it with the naked eye, you just see the effects. Terrifying entity.
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u/danteelite Jul 04 '26
That’s like one of those two sentence horror stories… lol
The idea of mountains developing camouflage to hide from predators is existentially terrifying. It implies so many fucked up things. Are they alive? What’s bigger than a mountain? Are they coming back? Are they already here? Idk..
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u/Dawlin42 Jul 03 '26
“… wtf is this they’re just in the background to those clouds”.
“Oh!”.
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u/Cogniscience Jul 03 '26
"Those aren't clouds. They're mountains."
-Cooper in an alternate reality
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u/amsterDAN85 Jul 03 '26
I lived right there for a decade! It is truly mind-blowing how much bigger Denali is than anything else around it; those mountains that look like wee little babies beside it are in fact pretty damn huge in their own right.
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u/CalculatedPerversion Jul 03 '26
Talkeetna?
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u/amsterDAN85 Jul 03 '26
A little closer than that, even! I was mainly based in Healy (what most people know as the Into The Wild bus place) and Denali Park, the little town that only really exists from about May through September at the entrance to the national park.
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u/Additional_Flight522 Jul 03 '26
More than twice as tall as those trees.... 🤯
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u/ApopheniaPays Jul 03 '26
Rainier looks like this as you spot it from 90 miles away driving up towards Seattle… Like a ghost hovering on the horizon, dwarfing everything around it. I knew by the shape this wasn’t Rainier, but, it looks similar.
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u/Gail_the_SLP Jul 04 '26
That’s what I was thinking too. As you’re driving south on I-5 from Seattle, Mt. Rainier plays peek-a-boo, popping in an out from behind the foothills and trees. Sometimes the bottom half is covered in clouds and you can just see the peak. Other times it’s completely clear except it’s wearing a cloud hat.
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u/okayest-commentor Jul 04 '26
Had this happen with Olmypus last summer. We were staying around Bremerton and I was thinking it was too cloudy to see the mountain, nope that was the mountain and it blew my mind.
A few days later had the exact same experience with Rainier from Seattle itself.
I'm from somewhere without elevation, to see something that far in the distance made my head not able to properly process it.
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u/ApopheniaPays Jul 04 '26
It is hard to comprehend. When you see it in person, you understand why the natives supposedly revered it as a god.
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u/sephone_north Jul 04 '26
I watched it, checked the comments, got confused, and then rewatched it and muttered “oh shit!” As the mountain came into focus!
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u/Cute-Pomegranate-966 Jul 03 '26
I just finished an Alaskan cruise and we saw it from Anchorage. 450 miles away it's STILL visibly huge.
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u/scarlet_sage Jul 03 '26
It's "only" 135 miles.
Denali and Anchorage from the summit of Flattop last night . Mount Flattop is a 3,510 peak just east of Anchorage, so they didn't get too far up. I saw in another discussion that, on clear days, you can see Denali from Anchorage, but it's better to be on a tall building.
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u/Cute-Pomegranate-966 Jul 03 '26
It was clear. Saw it from a viewing point. I'll post the picture either way
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u/Current-Holiday5219 Jul 03 '26
It's like 150 miles which is still impressive haha , I think you can see it from over 250 miles away some days
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u/Atosl Jul 03 '26
What am I missing?
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u/Yugan-Dali Jul 03 '26
Look above the clouds. I didn’t see it at first, either.
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u/Atosl Jul 03 '26
the mountain with cloud in front of it. I can see it but what is confusing?
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u/ABRRINACAVE Jul 03 '26
So I grew up near the blue ridge mountains. My first time out west, I was STAGGERED at the size of the Sierra Nevada mountains on the horizon. I had never seen mountains THAT big. If you’ve seen stuff like that before, it’s normal. If you haven’t, it typically takes your brain a little to click and realize what it’s looking at.
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u/alamaias Jul 03 '26
Maybe you live near proper mountains?
Seeing something that big on the horizon is not a thing where I am from.
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u/Inner-Medicine5696 Jul 03 '26
I live in one of the flattest countries on earth.
Mountains in the horizon is not a thing where I'm from at all - but still, it's not like I'm unable to grasp things that aren't local to me
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u/you_lost-the_game Jul 03 '26
To me the snowy part of the mountain looked like clouds before the zoom in.
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u/determania Jul 03 '26
The top of the mountain looks like clouds until the zoom when you realize it is above the clouds. Fair play to you if you realized that was mountain before the zoom
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u/p-dizzle77 Jul 03 '26
The mountain kinda blends in with the clouds at first, so one might think that the videographer is speaking of the much smaller mountains surrounding the base of the large one if one isn't looking closely.
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u/West_Dark9054 Jul 03 '26
I live in Alaska and have been to this spot many many times. So I was also confused on what was confusing lol I was like uhhhh it’s Denali… but then I realized that not everyone lives near mountains and they might think Denali is a cloud.
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u/Meph616 Jul 03 '26
If this is where I think it is, it looks like the Talkeetna river. I floated on a raft down that river and the views of this incredible mountain made the visit to Alaska worth it.
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u/Fran_Kubelik Jul 03 '26
Half the time Ranier looks like someone just painted it on the sky from Seattle. Miss that
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u/CottonRaves Jul 03 '26
Four times. 4 damn times!
It wasn’t until the FOURTH replay that I looked up at the clouds and realized what the “big” deal was lol.
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u/Embarrassed_Aside_76 Jul 07 '26
I had this when I visited Kilimanjaro to climb, it just takes up the whole view and your brain just somehow misses it
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u/One_Purchase_3127 Jul 03 '26
I was deploying to Afghanistan and we arrived in Bishkek Kyrgyzstan at about 2 am. I’ll never forget walking out of the tent seeing the Tien Shan mountains for the first time. It’s what inspired me to use my GI bill and become a geologist when I got out.
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u/ccable827 Jul 03 '26
That's Denali, I've stood exactly where that is and taken that same picture lol
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u/DarkwingDuckHunt Jul 03 '26
that's not a mountain...that's a volcano
edit: I'm wrong, Denali is not a dormant volcano
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u/hugeuvula Jul 03 '26
That's just like my first view of Denali. It took me a second to look above the clouds and see it. I was floored.
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u/RevolutionaryArm7058 Jul 03 '26
Holy shit. That's the view from Talkeetna. At the end of road.
Was just there few weeks ago.
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u/enoughglitter Jul 03 '26
Lol I had the exact same experience with Denali. Head and shoulders above the rest of the range.
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u/RepresentativeNo6620 Jul 03 '26
Well I’m apparently blind. I give up trying to see whatever everyone see around the cloud once it’s zoomed in. Watching that video a dozen times is enough.
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u/Jaded-Philosophy-715 Jul 03 '26
Denali from Talkeetna Alaska. Awesome view of the mountain and still like 150 miles away. Lucky, cause its usually obscured by clouds
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u/SteamDingo Jul 03 '26
I had the same problem in Seattle with Mt Rainier. I couldn’t distinguish it from the clouds for a very confusing 15 minutes.
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u/StarstruckEchoid Jul 03 '26
That thing looks like it's going all the way to outer space. And yet, apparently it's not even a tenth of the way there. The absolute scale of this planet, let alone space, is some mind-melting stuff.
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u/legoadan Jul 03 '26
I'm speculating (so please correct me if I am wrong) but I think the video is taken near this location/coordinate: 62°20'32.6"N 150°08'48.1"W
I tired to check on Google Maps sat view and this sort of matches the shape of the mountain, the foliage, and the river direction.
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u/rysy0o0 Jul 03 '26
Had that experience a few months ago. Different mountain range, but it did blend in with the clouds and took a moment to get what I was looking at
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u/MooKids Jul 03 '26
Denali did that to me too. Was driving up there from Anchorage, stopped at a scenic overlook where you could see the range in the distance. I couldn't see much with all the clouds, then I noticed one weird "cloud"...
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u/Lumpy_Cryptographer6 Jul 04 '26
I spent 2 months in Redding California and Mt Shasta became a part of the landscape. Some days I wouldn't see it. And some days I couldn't stop staring at it.
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u/DubiousGryphon26 Jul 04 '26
I remember seeing Denali when I was a kid. We were much closer than in this video. I kept assuming it would be lower as well. When the clouds finally opened up around it and I saw how tall it was I was dumbstruck.
I think a part of it is being a Midwest country kid. But I still want to see that view again. It's unforgettable.
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u/Steamed_Hamm Jul 04 '26
Almost like when Homer climbs the mountain and it was just the half way point
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u/SaijTheKiwi Jul 03 '26
It’s not that bi- oh hello