The roadless area is a forested ridge on the right side of the photo. About half of the roadless area is shown. Picture shows a snowy mountiain peak beyond some conifer trees in the foreground. Snow is on the ground. The mountainside is rocky with some natural openings.
Picture shows a single white-capped mountain in the background against a cloudy sky.
The mountain is Mt. McLoughlin, a 9,495' peak located in the Sky Lakes Wilderness as viewed from the summit of Brown Mountain. A telemark skier is looking into the hole. The fumaroles testify to the volcanic origin of the mountains. Picture shows plateau dusted with snow and shrubs in the foreground, with treeline in the backgorund. Snow covered peaks are in the distance.