Temple of the Sun at Dawn, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah

At dawn, thousands of stars remain visible in the sky over Temple of the Sun, a 402-foot (123-meter) monolith in the Cathedral Valley of Capitol Reef National Park, Utah. Temple of the Sun is composed of Entrada Sandstone, sediment left behind 160 million years ago when a large sea covered the area.

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At dawn, thousands of stars remain visible in the sky over Temple of the Sun, a 402-foot (123-meter) monolith in the Cathedral Valley of Capitol Reef National Park, Utah. Temple of the Sun is composed of Entrada Sandstone, sediment left behind 160 million years ago when a large sea covered the area.