Half Dome and High Sierra Peaks Blanketed in Winter Snow (1927)

A sweeping panoramic winter view of Half Dome and the High Sierra peaks heavily blanketed in deep snow from Glacier Point. — Half Dome and High Sierra Peaks Blanketed in Winter Snow (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

From the panoramic vantage point of Glacier Point or Washburn Point, Donald A. Hall Sr. captured this iconic winter panorama of Half Dome mantled in snow. In the foreground, snow-laden fir and pine boughs frame the sheer 2,000-foot vertical cliff face of the granite monolith, with the snowbound peaks of the Clark Range stretching across the horizon under clear alpine skies, illustrating Hall's winter mountaineering travels.