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From the 9,562 ft summit stance of Eagle Cap, a dramatic wide-angle vista opens east-southeast across the glaciated amphitheater cirque cradling the sapphire waters of Glacier Lake (8,166 ft) and Upper Glacier Lake.
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Standing at the 9,562 ft summit crest of Eagle Cap, an expansive eastern panorama captures the jewel-toned sapphire waters of Glacier Lake (8,166 ft) and Upper Glacier Lake nestled in their rugged glaciated cirque.
View from the summit with Mirror Lake, Sunshine Lake and Moccasin Lake in the foreground.
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Tilman Giese
Oct 11, 2026 near Joseph, OR
“From the 9,562 ft summit stance of Eagle Cap, a dramatic wide-angle vista opens east-southeast across the glaciated amphitheater cirque cradling the sapphire waters of Glacier Lake (8,166 ft) and Upper Glacier Lake.”  

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Standing at the 9,562 ft summit crest of Eagle Cap, an expansive eastern panorama captures the jewel-toned sapphire waters of Glacier Lake (8,166 ft) and Upper Glacier Lake nestled in their rugged glaciated cirque.
From the 9,562 ft summit stance of Eagle Cap, a dramatic wide-angle vista opens east-southeast across the glaciated amphitheater cirque cradling the sapphire waters of Glacier Lake (8,166 ft) and Upper Glacier Lake.
View from the summit with Mirror Lake, Sunshine Lake and Moccasin Lake in the foreground.
Standing at the 9,562 ft summit crest of Eagle Cap, an extraordinary 180-degree northward panorama sweeps across the glaciated granite wonderland of the Lakes Basin below,
Glacier lake lies almost due west of the summit. The photo use a heavy graduated filter for the dark skies.
Glaicer Lake from Eagle Cap Summit looking east. The Wallowa River canyon is visible.
Are you going to finish that sandwich? You'll find a number of chipmunks scavenging at the top.
The loose and gravelly trail at the top climbs through dwarfed trees and distant views.
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