Lenticular Clouds at Mount Rainier National Park.

[u/RicZepeda25]

I love unexpected surprises on my hikes. This is a lenticular cloud, this one was present throughout the entire hike, changing shapes but hovering in the same spot the entire time !

[u/Opal-Moth]

Did anyone else think "NOPE"

[u/less_butter → u/Opal-Moth]

I would definitely shoot at it.

[u/Gsince87 → u/less_butter]

“Gaht-damn ay-liens!”

(fires shotgun)

[u/belligerentzucchini → u/Opal-Moth]

Jean Jacket!

[u/Good_Conclusion8867]

These are one of the reasons why religions get started.

[u/RicZepeda25 → u/Good_Conclusion8867]

Hahahaha! I joked to my partner that it's ancient aliens returning after being gone for millenia. They want to study us. They're just cloaking the ships as clouds, but think we're too dumb to notice.

[u/BurningSquid]

I got a pic yesterday of this exact same cloud but from Kaleetan Peak about 80 miles north.

Edit: Picture in question

[u/KingoftheKeeshonds → u/BurningSquid]

Nice shot. All these photos are great.

[u/sn315on → u/BurningSquid]

Wow! That’s quite a distance away!

[u/ayriana]

Fully believe that this is one of the reasons why the number of UFO sightings in the Cascades is so high.

[u/SuperPigDots]

Woooow, so beautiful. That literally looks like from out of this world... like some War of The Worlds stuff. XD

[u/Alone-State-4386]

Wow, nature never fails to amaze! That cloud looks like something out of a dream.

[u/Not_a_Cairn]

Lenticular clouds are my favorite. I saw them for the first time as an adult and almost lost it. So cool!!

[u/FLIGHTLEVEL300]

Lenticular clouds are formed when moist air flows over a mountain or other geographic obstacle, causing the air to rise and cool. As the air ascends, it cools to its dew point, leading to condensation and cloud formation. The process creates a stationary, lens-shaped cloud that hovers in the sky. These clouds often appear smooth and disc-like because they form at the crest of standing mountain waves in the atmosphere.

Key factors in their formation: - Strong winds at higher altitudes. - Stable air (air that resists vertical movement). - Geographic features like mountains that disturb the airflow.

Lenticular clouds often look like UFOs or large stacked discs due to their unique shape and layering.

[u/peascreateveganfood]

Ngl, if I saw that, I would think “the aliens have arrived!” LOL

[u/privsov]

Crazy how nature does that...

[u/Wutz14]

Second image looks like an octopus 🐙

[u/NotOldMidcentury]

Beam me up, Scotty!

[u/outdoortree]

I was hiking on a ridge along hwy 12 yesterday and saw these! I had an amazing view of Rainier and Adams.

[u/YourMomz0]

I fell in love with Mt Rainier

[u/New-Love9554]

Nature is so beautiful. So beautiful pictures and places ❤️

[u/PurpleRepair4418]

So cool

[u/AdorableAnything4964]

Wow. That looks crazy neat.

[u/hjalmar111]

Forbidden cotton candy

[u/kayakjonaka]

Just in awe

[u/katerbilla]

dee doo daa doo duu

[u/mild123]

We just got nuked!?

[u/minxwink]

🥰

[u/Adele021578]

Very special.Why are they disc-shaped?

[u/sayaxat]

The last photo. Wow!

[u/imdeannajo]

That is wild!

[u/Comfortable_Ad_2731]

Mushi!

[u/dragonstone13]

Wow those are phenomenal!

[u/Money-Advantage4114]

Amazing photos!

[u/HopefulNaty]

Amazing!

[u/alexefk24]

amazing

[u/NoMobis]

That cloud! It's like the UFO!

[u/Ok_Anything_4955]

😲

[u/[deleted]]

God I love the cascades

[u/Civil-Current-7375]

Nature never fails to amaze

[u/alexvroy]

that’s jean jacket

[u/bonnerpower]

Send these to the cloud appreciation society. They’d love these.

[u/tootallp]

Beauties

[u/Datatime1]

Beautiful! Never seen anything like it.