Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Black Tusk

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Original - A view of Black Tusk in Garibaldi Provincial Park of British Columbia, Canada. It is the core of an extinct stratovolcano; formed about 1.2 million years ago when the loose cinder around it eroded, leaving only the hard lava core. Black Tusk is a popular hiking location in the Sea-to-Sky Corridor, and provides spectacular panoramic views of Whistler.
Reason
This photo shows lets viewers imagine how the mountain looked when it was a volcano, as well as capturing the beauty of it's surroundings (green meadows, teal lakes, and snow capped mountains)
Articles in which this image appears
Black_Tusk, Garibaldi Provincial Park
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Andysonic777
It is 100% natural. The reason there is snow on the mountains and grass at Black Tusk is partly because the areas where is grass is lower in elevation. In lower elevated areas it is warmer and therefore more plants can grow. This photo was basically taken on the rim of the valley Black Tusk and the grass lies in. Volcanoguy 08:14, 28 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Black_Tusk_4.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 00:04, 31 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]