same mountain; different perspective. San Jacinto Mountains with San Jacinto the main star (middle in the upper and right on the lower)

The most impressive natural feature in the Coachella Valley is the northeast face of San Jacinto Peak. In slightly less than seven horizontal miles the peak rises from 800 to 10,834 feet above sea level, creating the steepest escarpment in the continental U.S. No other mountain in the lower 48 states rises so high so fast, not even the Sierra Nevada or Grand Tetons.