At a first sight this may look as a storm surge, but let's take a closer look.

WTF is happening with those clouds?

If you have ever wanted to float on cloud nine then these photos will show you exactly what that experience would be like. Taken from mountaintops all over the world, these gorgeous vistas will make you want to climb a mountain and snap your own pictures.

Clouds are an ordinary thing to which we rarely pay attention and often forget how beautiful they can be. Here’s a selection with beautiful cloud formations in the pictures that are also beautifully shot.  

Other posts with clouds:
Wow! Unusual natural phenomenon. You have never seen this before! (8 pics + 1 video)
Clouds that make you dream (30 photos)
How Clouds Are Seen from Space (25 pics)

Some of the following images remind me of snow, ice and waves. But they all are clouds seen from space. Beautiful and fascinating photos that personally I find fantastic and mysterious.

If you like to observe clouds, you can also check out Heaven out of the Airplane Window.