Standing on the shoulders of a giant, a Cumulus congestus cloud rises above a 4,000-metre (13,350-foot) summit in the Sangre de Cristo Range in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, US. According to Kathleen Seacat (Member 54,760), this September day began with a blanket of fog over Great Sand Dunes National Park. As the fog cleared, huge cloud figures came into view on the horizon over Mount Herard. The tallest cloud tower has slightly soft-looking edges to its summit due to the droplets having frozen into crystals in its upper reaches, which means it is likely a Cumulonimbus storm cloud releasing heavy showers off to the far side of the mountain. In the foreground, with more crisp-looking edges to its summit, is a Cumulus congestus, the largest form of Cumulus, likely to be developing into a mighty Cumulonimbus itself soon. Before it does so, it’ll just have to make do with standing on the shoulders of Mount Herard.
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