This enhanced true-color composite image shows a portion of the eastern face of
Rocky Mountain National Park in northern Colorado. The scene was
acquired on October 5, 1999, by the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus
(ETM+), flying aboard NASAs Landsat 7 satellite. The image was
produced using a combination of the ETM+ visible and near-infrared bands
3 (red), 2+4 (green plus near infrared), and 1 (blue). For perspective, the scene
was draped over a digital elevation model of the region.
The topography of the mountains in the background of this image was
created to scale so that their relative heights are not exaggerated.
Toward the south (left) end of the mountain range stands snowcapped
Longs Peak, with an elevation of 14,255 feet (4,334 m). White pixels show
areas of snowcover and green represents vegetation. Note the geometrical
patterns of agricultural fields on the plain in the foreground.
This scene is looking west by northwestward across the plain where the
town of Berthoud is situated (whitish-grey pixels) in the foreground.
Berthoud is located roughly halfway between Fort Collins and Boulder,
Colorado, on the map. The large, dark blue blobs dotting the landscape
are lakes.
Image courtesy Jesse Allen, Goddard VisAnalysis Lab