Ferguson rockslide on youtube

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Vince

Ferguson rockslide on youtube
September 23, 2008 07:45PM

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I was watching a show about landslides on Discovery Channel and clipped out this four-minute piece about the Ferguson Rockslide on Hwy 140 a few years ago.

Youtube video here.

Enjoy!

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eeek

Re: Ferguson rockslide on youtube
September 24, 2008 01:19AM

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It's impressive in person too:

http://yosemitephotos.net/main.php/v/yosemite/sh-dscn0466.jpg.html

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szalkowski

Re: Ferguson rockslide on youtube
September 25, 2008 07:40AM

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Looking at Rick's second photo:
Not surprisingly, that free slope stabilization angle (~35°) is just about the maximum slope that one sees on Cinder Cone up in Lassen.

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F4RIO

Re: Ferguson rockslide on youtube
September 30, 2008 09:05AM

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.szalkowski wrote:

Looking at Rick's second photo:
Not surprisingly, that free slope stabilization angle (~35°)
is just about the maximum slope that one sees on Cinder Cone up
in Lassen.

I thought it was called angle of repose

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mrcondron

Re: Ferguson rockslide on youtube
September 30, 2008 10:17AM

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"angle of repose" noun, excuse derived to gain nap time

The angle of inclination may also be at play here. The rock slide is driven by earth movement as opposed to a piling up of debris.