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  • Just before sunrise, clouds color the sky above Mount McDowell and the Salt River in the Granite Reef Recreational Area in the Tonto National Forest, Arizona. Mount McDowell is also known as Red Mountain or Fire Rock due to its dramatic glow at sunset.
    AZ-Tonto-NF_Granite-Reef_Sunrise_475...jpg
  • Several trees grow from cracks on the steep granite face of Rocky Point in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_Trees_Rocky-Point_8880.jpg
  • A large granite arch frames a pinyon pine as well as several prominent City of Rocks features, including Elephant Rock (at left) and the Bread Loaves (at right). This arch is part of Window Rock in the City of Rocks National Reserve in southern Idaho.
    Idaho_CityOfRocks_Arch_Sunrise_0993.jpg
  • Stawamus Chief, a 702 meter (2,303 foot) granite dome, towers over the nearby town of Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. Geologists believe Stawamus Chief is a remnant of a magma chamber that was once well below the Earth's surface. Slow moving molten magma cooled and turned into granite deep below the surface and was gradually exposed by erosion over tens of millions of years.
    BC_StawamusChief_5485.jpg
  • A half moon, technically known as the first quarter moon, rises in the sky above Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, California. Half Dome, 8836 feet (2693 meters) tall, is a granite dome that seems to be missing a large section. While named Half Dome, the missing piece is likely a quarter, rather than half. Scientists also believe the missing granite also eroded away as fast as it was exposed, rather than falling off in a dramatic event.
    Yosemite_HalfDome_HalfMoon_1081.jpg
  • Half Dome, turned red by the twilight glow, towers over the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, California. Half Dome, 8836 feet (2693 meters) tall, is a granite dome that seems to be missing a large section. While named Half Dome, the missing piece is likely a quarter, rather than half. Scientists believe the missing granite also eroded away as fast as it was exposed, rather than falling off in a dramatic event.
    Yosemite_HalfDome_MercedRiver_Alpeng...jpg
  • A paraglider flies from the summit of Stawamus Chief, a 702 meter (2,303 foot) granite dome near Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. Geologists believe Stawamus Chief is a remnant of a magma chamber that was once well below the Earth's surface. Slow moving molten magma cooled and turned into granite deep below the surface and was gradually exposed by erosion over tens of millions of years. The peak is popular with rock climbers and paragliders.
    BC_StawamusChief_Paraglider_5462.jpg
  • A winter storm clears over the Yosemite Valley as seen from Tunnel View in Yosemite National Park, California. El Capitan, a 7,573-foot (2,308 meter) granit peak that's one of the most prominent in Yosemite is visible at left. Half Dome, an 8,836-foot (2,693-meter) granite peak that seems to be missing a large section, is in the background, just left of center. Bridalveil Fall, a 620-foot (189-meter) waterfall that's often the first waterfall people see in the park, is visible on the right.
    Yosemite_Tunnel-View_Clearing-Storm_...jpg
  • Needles Eye, a prominent granite formation in Custer State Park in South Dakota, stands nearly 40 feet tall and has an unusual slit that's only a few feet across. The granite in the Black Hills of South Dakota erodes at a rate of about one inch per 40,000 years.
    NeedlesEye.jpg
  • Fall color surrounds a seasonal waterfall that drops from Granite Mountain in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest near Snoqualmie Pass, Washington.
    Snoqualmie-Pass_Denny-Creek_Fall-Col...jpg
  • Otter Falls races down relatively smooth granite into Lipsy Lake. No otters live here; the falls were presumably named for the fact that otters might enjoy the natural slide. Otter Falls is estimated at 1,600 feet tall, though only the bottom few hundred feet are visible here. The falls, located east of North Bend, Washington in the Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest, is typically dry by mid-summer.
    OtterFalls_6436.jpg
  • El Capitan, a prominent granite monolith in Yosemite National Park, California, is turned golden by the rising sun. The summit of El Capitan is at an elevation of 7,573 feet (2,308 meters); it extends about 3,000 feet from the Yosemite Valley floor.
    Yosemite_ElCapitan_Sunrise_0923.jpg
  • El Capitan, a prominent granite monolith in Yosemite National Park, California, reflects in the Merced River at sunrise. The summit of El Capitan is at an elevation of 7,573 feet (2,308 meters); it extends about 3,000 feet from the Yosemite Valley floor. The change of seasons from winter to spring is visible in the melting snow on the river banks.
    Yosemite_ElCapitan_MercedRiver_LateW...jpg
  • Pegmatite, a light-colored granite, forms bright stripes on the otherwise dark walls of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Colorado. These stripes were found on the Painted Wall, an especially dramatic part of the national park and the highest cliff in all of Colorado. Pegmatite is the result of especially water-rich magma, which is the last to cool and harden. Because it remains fluid longer, it is able to squeeze into cracks in rocks, resulting in the light-colored lines here.
    CO_PaintedWall_GunnisonNP_1965.jpg
  • Pegmatite, a light-colored granite, forms bright stripes on the otherwise dark walls of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Colorado. These stripes were found on the Painted Wall, an especially dramatic part of the national park and the highest cliff in all of Colorado. Pegmatite is the result of especially water-rich magma, which is the last to cool and harden. Because it remains fluid longer, it is able to squeeze into cracks in rocks, resulting in the light-colored lines here.
    CO_PaintedWall_GunnisonNP_1966.jpg
  • The water in Horsetail Fall, a 1,000-foot (305-meter) waterfall, appears like lava at sunset as it pours over the granite face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, California. The dramatic lighting effect, which has been called a "firefall," appears in mid-to-late February if the weather conditions are just right.
    Yosemite_Horsetail-Fall_Sunset_8929.jpg
  • El Capitan, a 7,573-foot (2,308 meter) granite peak is reflected in the Merced River as it flows through Yosemite National Park, California. El Capitan is one of the most prominent peaks in the Yosemite Valley and its name is the Spanish word for "captain," an homage to its Native American name, which meant "chief."
    Yosemite_ElCapitan_MercedRiver_9110.jpg
  • El Capitan, a prominent granite monolith in Yosemite National Park, California, extends about 3,000 feet (900 meters) from the Yosemite Valley floor. The summit of El Capitan is at an elevation of 7,573 feet (2,308 meters).
    Yosemite_ElCapitan_PicnicView_1110.jpg
  • The first light of day illuminates the very top of El Capitan, a 7,573-foot (2,308 meter) granite peak in Yosemite National Park, California. El Capitan is one of the most prominent peaks in the Yosemite Valley and its name is the Spanish word for "captain," an homage to its Native American name, which meant "chief."
    Yosemite_El-Capitan_First-Light_9403.jpg
  • Horsetail Fall, a 1,000-foot (305-meter) waterfall, appears like lava at sunset as it pours over the granite face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, California. The dramatic lighting effect, which has been called a "firefall," appears in mid-to-late February if the weather conditions are just right.
    Yosemite_Horsetail-Fall_Sunset_8940.jpg
  • The rugged granite surface that forms the bed of the Tenaya River is turned golden by the late evening sun in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_TenayaRiver_3147.jpg
  • Horsetail Fall, a 1,000-foot (305-meter) waterfall, appears like lava at sunset as it pours over the granite face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, California. The dramatic lighting effect, which has been called a "firefall," appears in mid-to-late February if the weather conditions are just right.
    Yosemite_Horsetail-Fall_Sunset_9663.jpg
  • A few determined trees have managed to take hold and grow on an otherwise smooth granite dome in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_TreeDome_0779.jpg
  • Atlantic Ocean waves crash into a narrow break in the rugged, granite shoreline of Acadia National Park, Maine. The ocean's waves are blurred by an extended exposure. Thunder Hole earns its name from stormy periods when waves slam into the tiny cove making a thunder-like sound.
    ThunderHoleAcadiaMaine.jpg
  • Autumn color lines the base of a large granite rock formation in the City of Rocks National Reserve in Idaho as a heavy rainstorm passes.
    Idaho_CityOfRocks_Autumn-Rainstorm_0...jpg
  • The Merced River flows past large granite rocks in a narrow gorge at the western side of Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_Merced-River_Rocks_8863.jpg
  • A bright moonbow forms at the base of Upper Yosemite Fall during a full moon in Yosemite National Park, California. Yosemite Falls, height of 2,425 feet (739 meters), is the highest measured waterfall in North America and the fifth-highest in the world. During the late spring when the water flow is at its peak, the light of the full moon and spray of the waterfall result in nighttime rainbows.
    YosemiteFalls_Night_Moonbow_8181.jpg
  • A dusting of snow covers the branches that frame a series of small cascades in Twenty-Two Creek, located in the Lake Twenty Two Research Natural Area in the Cascades of Washington state.
    WA_Twenty-Two-Creek_Winter_4440.jpg
  • Ice lines the sides of Yosemite Falls on a cold winter morning in Yosemite National Park, California. At 2,425 feet (739 meters), Yosemite Falls is the highest measured waterfall in North America and the fifth-highest in the world.
    Yosemite_Yosemite-Falls_Ice_9535.jpg
  • The sunrise lights up the eastern face of El Capitan, located in Yosemite National Park, California. Half Dome (center) and Bridalveil Fall (far right) are also visible in this view from Tunnel View.
    Yosemite_TunnelView_WinterSunrise_09...jpg
  • Horsetail Fall, an ephemeral waterfall that plunges from the top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, California, is reddened by the setting sun. The waterfall, which flows only for a few weeks each year in late winter and early spring, drops a total of 2,130 feet (650 meters). Horsetail Fall is best known for its dramatic "fire fall" effect, which if the weather and water supply conditions are just right, occurs each year in late February when the setting sun directly lights up the waterfall.
    Yosemite_HorsetailFall_FireFall_0895.jpg
  • Horsetail Fall, an ephemeral waterfall that plunges from the top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, California, is reddened by the setting sun. The waterfall, which flows only for a few weeks each year in late winter and early spring, drops a total of 2,130 feet (650 meters). Horsetail Fall is best known for its dramatic "fire fall" effect, which if the weather and water supply conditions are just right, occurs each year in late February when the setting sun directly lights up the waterfall.
    Yosemite_HorsetailFall_FireFall_0893.jpg
  • A lower tier of Wapama Falls is reflected in the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite National Park, California. Wapama Falls drops 1,080 feet (330 meters) in three tiers; only the lowest tier is visible here.
    Yosemite_HetchHetchy_WapamaFalls_851...jpg
  • At sunset, a nearly full moon rises over Mt. Clark in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_MtClarkMoon_0806.jpg
  • Thin clouds, lit by the setting sun, hang at the summit of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_ElCapitan_WinterProfile_233...jpg
  • The golden light of sunset reflects off several Yosemite peaks, including the Cathedral Rocks and Leaning Tower, onto the Merced River at Valley View in Yosemite National Park, California. Bridalveil Fall, a 620-foot (189-meter) waterfall, is visible across Bridalveil Meadow.
    Yosemite_Valley-View_Spring-Sunset_7...jpg
  • The golden light of sunset reflects off several Yosemite peaks, including the Leaning Tower and Dewey Point, onto the Merced River at Valley View in Yosemite National Park, California. Bridalveil Fall, a 620-foot (189-meter) waterfall, is visible across Bridalveil Meadow on the left side of the image beneath the Cathedral Rocks.
    Yosemite_Valley-View_Spring-Sunset_7...jpg
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  • Half Dome, one of the most famous peaks in Yosemite National Park, California, is reflected in the calm waters of mirror lake just before sunset.
    Yosemite_HalfDome_MirrorLake.jpg
  • Early morning light illuminates the Cathedral Rocks in the Yosemite Valley..
    Yosemite_CathedralRocks.jpg
  • Ice lines the sides of Yosemite Falls on a cold winter morning in Yosemite National Park, California. At 2,425 feet (739 meters), Yosemite Falls is the highest measured waterfall in North America and the fifth-highest in the world.
    Yosemite_Yosemite-Falls_Ice_Detail_9...jpg
  • Thick fog shrouds Shuksan Arm, a steep rocky ridge in the North Cascades of Washington state. This was photographed from Artists Ridge, located at the end of the Mount Baker Highway (State Route 542), one of Washington state's scenic byways.
    ShuksanArmFog.jpg
  • The dramatic Cathedral Spires rise nearly a thousand feet from the surrounding landscape in Custer State Park, South Dakota. This image was captured from the summit of Little Devils Tower.
    CathedralSpires.jpg
  • Horsetail Fall, an ephemeral waterfall that plunges from the top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, California, is reddened by the setting sun. The waterfall, which flows only for a few weeks each year in late winter and early spring, drops a total of 2,130 feet (650 meters). Horsetail Fall is best known for its dramatic "fire fall" effect, which if the weather and water supply conditions are just right, occurs each year in late February when the setting sun directly lights up the waterfall.
    Yosemite_HorsetailFall_ElCapitan_089...jpg
  • A Mule Deer, also known as a Black-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus), crosses a meadow in the Yosemite Valley beneath Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, California. Half Dome, a granite peak, rises more than 4,737 feet (1,444 meters) above the valley floor.
    Yosemite_HalfDome_MuleDeer_7930.jpg
  • The granite walls of the Yosemite Valley, turned golden at sunrise, are reflected on a textured layer of ice that covers Sentinel Meadow in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_Sentinel-Meadow_Ice_9142fs.jpg
  • Camera movement during a long exposure resulted in this impressionistic view of a fallen tree over Yosemite Creek in Yosemite National Park, California. Neighboring granite walls, turned golden by the rising sun, are reflected on the surface of the water.
    Yosemite_YosemiteCreek_FallenTree_Im...jpg
  • Remnants of a fallen tree stretch across Yosemite Creek in Yosemite National Park, California. The surface of the creek reflects the golden color of the neighboring granite walls at sunrise.
    Yosemite_YosemiteCreek_FallenTree_09...jpg
  • The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, shine over the Central Cascades in Washington state after a severe solar storm. This image was captured on Green Mountain, near the town of Granite Falls.
    NorthernLights_GreenMountain_6204.jpg
  • Mobius Arch, a natural granite arch in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California, frames Mount Whitney at sunrise. Mount Whitney is the highest mountain in the contiguous United States with an elevation of 14505 feet (4421 m).
    MountWhitney_MobiusArch_Sunrise_6845.jpg
  • Glaciers scoured the granite surface and deposited giant boulders at Olmstead Point near Tioga Pass in Yosemite National Park.
    Yosemite_OlmsteadPoint_0758.jpg
  • A winter snow storm passes over Half Dome, a granite peak that rises more than 4,737 ft (1,444 m) above the valley floor of Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_HalfDome_Winter_2335.jpg
  • Mobius Arch, a natural granite arch in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California, frames several high Sierra peaks, including Lone Pine and Mount Whitney. Mount Whitney is the highest mountain in the contiguous United States with an elevation of 14505 feet (4421 meters).
    AlabamaHills_MobiusArch_6740.jpg
  • The granite walls of the Yosemite Valley, turned golden at sunrise, are reflected on a textured layer of ice that covers Sentinel Meadow in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_Sentinel-Meadow_Ice_9134fs.jpg
  • The Gates of the Valley stand tall over the Merced River at Valley View in Yosemite National Park, California. At left is El Capitan, a 7,573-foot (2,308 meter) sheer granite peak. At right is Bridalveil Fall, a 620-foot (189-meter) waterfall.
    Yosemite_GatesOfTheValley_Winter_898...jpg
  • Cumulus clouds are reflected in a narrow channel of water in the Tuolumne Meadows of Yosemite National Park, California. Ragged Peak and other granite peaks are visible in the background.
    Yosemite_TuolumneMeadows_9188.jpg
  • Smooth patches of a granite face, known as glacial polish, shine in the late afternoon sun near Olmsted Point in Yosemite National Park, California. Rocks and other materials get trapped on the bottom of glaciers. As glaciers move down the face of a rock, these materials become part of a very abrasive surface. Combined with the force from the glacier's tremendous weight, they are able to scour away sections of the rock face they travel over, leaving behind a smooth, shiny, polished finish.
    Yosemite_GlacialPolish_9137.jpg
  • The Bear River plunges about 20 feet over rough granite in one of the largest tiers of Screw Auger Falls in western Maine. Fall color is just beginning to show. This waterfall is located in Grafton Notch. Maine has another Screw Auger Falls located in Gulf Hagas Brook. .
    Maine_ScrewAugerFalls_0988.jpg
  • A raven flies over the Yosemite Valley during a brief break between snow storms. Yosemite National Park receives the most snow in January and February with an average snow depth of 6.5 inches (16.5 centimeters) on the valley floor during those months. Bridalveil Fall, one of Yosemite's iconic waterfalls, is visible in the right-center of the image. El Capitan, the largest exposed granite face in the world, is shrouded in snow clouds at the center-left.
    Yosemite_TunnelView_Winter_Raven_215...jpg
  • A winter storm blankets the Yosemite Valley with fresh snow. Yosemite National Park receives the most snow in January and February with an average snow depth of 6.5 inches (16.5 centimeters) on the valley floor during those months. Bridalveil Fall, one of Yosemite's iconic waterfalls, is visible in the right of the image. El Capitan, the largest exposed granite face in the world, is shrouded in snow clouds at the left. Half Dome is visible at the center-right.
    Yosemite_TunnelView_Winter_2213.jpg
  • Smooth patches of a granite face, known as glacial polish, shine in the late afternoon sun near Olmsted Point in Yosemite National Park, California. Rocks and other materials get trapped on the bottom of glaciers. As glaciers move down the face of a rock, these materials become part of a very abrasive surface. Combined with the force from the glacier's tremendous weight, they are able to scour away sections of the rock face they travel over, leaving behind a smooth, shiny, polished finish.
    Yosemite_GlacialPolish_9156.jpg
  • A young lupine plant casts a shadow on granite near Washington Pass in the North Cascades of Washington state.
    WA_Blue-Lake_Lupine-Shadow_4121.jpg
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