On the skyline stands the dark presense of the Palisades, the other group of fourteen thousand foot peaks visible from Mt Brewer. Rising from the bottom of the deep canyon just beyond the buff colored rocks of the foreground is Charlotte Dome, a favorite haunt of climbers. Between these features is Gardiner Basin, named for a member of the Brewer Party as is the lofty peak on the south side of the basin. The east side of Gardiner Basin is bounded by peaks named for two other members of the party, Clarence King and Cotter.