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  • A lenticular cloud caps the summit of Mount Rainier at sunrise in this view from Bonney Lake, Washington. Lenticular clouds form when moist air is forced up and over mountains or other large obstructions. Higher, cirrostratus turn red in the first light of day. Mount Rainier, the highest peak in Washington state and the tallest volcano in the Cascade Mountain Range, has a summit elevation of 14,411 feet (4,392 meters).
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  • The low-angled red light of sunrise reveals the texture of the bottom of a layer of altocumulus clouds in Snohomish County, Washington.
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  • A layer of relatively-high altocumulus clouds is turned fiery red by the setting sun, while the lower cumulus clouds are already in the shade in this scene over Puyallup, Washington.
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  • An already tall cumulonimbus storm cloud continues to build over the Pacific Ocean near Sayulita, Mexico at sunrise.
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  • The sun shines through a break in the clouds over the Pacific Ocean just before it sets in this view from the western coast of Maui, Hawai`i.
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  • The nearly full moon is visible between layers of storm clouds over Mount Baker, an active volcano in the North Cascades of Washington state. Mount Baker, 10,781 feet (3,286 meters) tall, last erupted in 1880. In this image, its summit is obscured by a cap cloud, a type of cloud that forms when moist air is forced up and over a mountaintop. This scene was captured from an area of the North Cascades known as Artist Point.
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  • Low clouds and fog rise from between the ridges in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.
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  • Cirrus clouds, turned red by the setting sun, frame the crescent moon as it shines over sand dunes in Discovery Park, Seattle, Washington. Discovery Park is Seattle's largest remaining green space and the sand is sediment dropped by glaciers during the last ice age.
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  • The summit of Mount Rainier, surrounded by storm clouds, turns red as the sun sets in this view from Bonney Lake, Washington. Mount Rainier, which has a summit of 14,411 feet (4,392 meters), is the highest mountain in Washington state and largest volcano in the Cascade Range.
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  • A few cirrus clouds turn red with the last light of day over Deception Pass in Skagit County, Washington.  Deception Pass is a strait that connects the Strait of Juan de Fuca with Skagit Bay, separating Whidbey and Fidalgo (right) islands.
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  • Wispy cirrus clouds fill the sky over Mount Larrabee and the Boulder Peaks in the North Cascades of Washington state. Mount Larrabee, which stands 7,865 feet (2,397 meters) is part of the Skagit Range, which is a sub-range of the North Cascades. It is located less than a mile and a half south of the Canadian border and was originally known as Red Mountain. During the summer months, its red peak, caused by the oxidation of iron in its rock, is distinct.
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  • The north Atlantic Ocean is visible in breaks between bands of cumulus clouds in this aerial view captured between Greenland and Iceland. The tops of the clouds are turned red by the rising sun.
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  • Against a backdrop of red clouds, a short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) watches the sun set from its perch in a field in the Skagit Valley near Bow, Washington. The short-eared owl is found over much of North America. It hunts over open fields and grasslands, diving to catch small mammals and birds.
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  • Bright red clouds, illuminated by the sunrise, point to the summit of Mount Rainier in Washington state. Below, summer wildflowers, including Silky Lupine and Indian Paintbrush, line Edith Creek. The creek is located in the Paradise section of Mount Rainier National Park, known for stunning displays of summer wildflowers. Mount Rainier, with an elevation of 14,411 feet (4,392 meters), is the tallest mountain in Washington and the highest mountain in the Cascade Range.
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  • Bright red clouds, illuminated by the sunrise, point to the summit of Mount Rainier in Washington state. Below, summer wildflowers, including Silky Lupine and Indian Paintbrush, line Edith Creek. The creek is located in the Paradise section of Mount Rainier National Park, known for stunning displays of summer wildflowers. Mount Rainier, with an elevation of 14,411 feet (4,392 meters), is the tallest mountain in Washington and the highest mountain in the Cascade Range.
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  • The sunrise colors the sky above the Kilauea Caldera and Mauna Loa in this view from Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. Mauna Loa, one of the most active volcanoes on Earth, is also the largest, standing about 56,000 feet from its summit to its base on the ocean floor. (It stands 13,680 above sea level.) Mauna Loa means "long mountain." The steaming cliffs are visible at the caldera rim. Rain falls into cracks and is then turned into steam by the hot rocks below the surface.
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  • The golden light of sunset lights up high level cirrostratus clouds, high above a bank of lower-level cumulonimbus clouds that are already in the shade in this aerial view taken over King County, Washington.
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  • At sunrise, Mount Rainier casts its own shadow on a layer of cirrostratus clouds in this view from Bonney Lake, Washington. The mountain is also capped by a lenticular cloud. Mount Rainier, the highest peak in Washington state and the tallest volcano in the Cascade Mountain Range, has a summit elevation of 14,411 feet (4,392 meters).
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  • The dramatic golden light of sunset bathes the southwest face of Mount Rainier as the full moon rises over the Tatoosh Range in this panoramic view from the summit of High Rock.
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  • The weathered remains of a pinyon pine tree appear to hold up cumulus clouds that pass over the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah.
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  • A series of cumulus clouds develop and grow as the sun sets over Snohomish County, Washington. Cumulus means "heap" or "pile" in Latin, and the clouds typically form where warm air rises and reaches a level of cold air where the moisure in the air condenses.
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  • A stack of lenticular clouds seems to hover over Mt. Rainier in this winter sunset viewed near Evans Creek.
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  • The first light of day creates a dramatic light show near St. Mary's, on the east side of Glacier National Park in Montana. The fiery cloud dwarfs the trees below.
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  • At dusk, a bank of pink clouds streak across the sky above the largest pond in Parc des Sources, Bronnenpark, Brussels, Belgium. The public park is known for its numerous springs — called sources, in French — which provide drinking water to the surrounding area. Parc des Sources is one of six major parks that are connected in an ecological corridor in Brussles. In Dutch, Parc des Sources is called Bronnenpark.
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  • The sunrise colors the storm clouds passing over the mountains along Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park, Montana. Lake McDonald is the largest lake in Glacier National Park, approximately 10 miles (16 km) long, and over a mile (1.6 km) wide. Filling a valley that was carved by glaciers, the lake is 472 feet (130 m) deep.
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  • Dark storm clouds hover over The Wave, petrified sand dunes that were carved by centuries of erosion from wind and heavy rain. The Wave is located in the Coyote Buttes Wilderness area of Arizona.
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  • The sunrise colors the storm clouds passing over the mountains along Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park, Montana. Lake McDonald is the largest lake in Glacier National Park, approximately 10 miles (16 km) long, and over a mile (1.6 km) wide. Filling a valley that was carved by glaciers, the lake is 472 feet (130 m) deep.
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  • A band of cirrus clouds take on pastel colors at sunset in the sky over Mount Larrabee and the Boulder Peaks in the North Cascades of Washington state. Mount Larrabee, which stands 7,865 feet (2,397 meters) is part of the Skagit Range, which is a sub-range of the North Cascades. It is located less than a mile and a half south of the Canadian border and was originally known as Red Mountain. During the summer months, its red peak, caused by the oxidation of iron in its rock, is distinct.
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  • The sunrise colors the storm clouds passing over the mountains along Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park, Montana. Lake McDonald is the largest lake in Glacier National Park, approximately 10 miles (16 km) long, and over a mile (1.6 km) wide. Filling a valley that was carved by glaciers, the lake is 472 feet (130 m) deep.
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  • Fiery cirrus clouds appear to erupt from the top of a Douglas fir tree in Snohomish County, Washington, at sunset.
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  • As the sun sets behind the Olympic Mountains, the red last light of day lights up the underside of clouds over Puget Sound and Marina Beach in this view from Edmonds, Washington.
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  • High cirrus clouds high over a beach near Sayulita, Mexico, are turned red and orange after sunset.
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  • A layer of altocumulus clouds are turned fiery red by the setting sun as a large rock formation appears to observe in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.
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  • Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont, is reflected in the waters of Lake Mangamahoe near New Plymouth, New Zealand at sunrise. Red and pink clouds, colored by the warm light of sunrise, arc over the mountain and lake. The 8,261-foot (2,518-meter) mountain is still considered an active volcano; it last erupted in 1854.
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  • A flock of mallard ducks in flight appear in silhouette against the colorful red and pink clouds over Puget Sound at sunset near Edmonds, Washington.
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  • The edges of storm clouds catch the red light from sunset, casting reflections onto Puget Sound in this view from Marina Beach Park in Edmonds, Washington.
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  • A band of altostratus clouds reflect the red color of sunset over the Mormon Basin in Malheur County, Oregon. Cow Valley Butte, a 5,405-foot (1647-meter) peak, is visible on the horizon on the left side of the image.
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  • Altocumulus clouds, turned red by the setting sun, streak over badlands near the Blue Mesa in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. Badlands are a type of dry terrain where clay or soft sedimentary rock have been heavily eroded by rain and wind and where vegetation is scarce.
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  • Fay Peak and red cirrus clouds and reflected at sunrise in Mowich Lake, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. Fay Peak, named for Fay Fuller, the first woman to climb Mount Rainier, has an elevation of 6,492 feet (1,979 meters).
    WA_MowichLake_FayPeak_4231.jpg
  • Clouds, turned fiery red by the rising sun, and the crescent moon are in the sky over Muir Beach in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area near San Francisco, California. This scene was captured from the Muir Beach Overlook trail.
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  • At sunset, red cirrus clouds surround the summit over Mount Rainier, standing tall over a field of summer wildflowers at Spray Park in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.
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  • A fiery winter sunrise colors the sky surrounding Mount Rainier, the tallest mountain in Washington state. At right, Mount Rainier, with a summit elevation of 14,411 feet (4,392 meters), casts its own shadow on the sky, a phenomenon that occurs when the sky is covered by mid-altitude clouds around the time of the winter solstice. At left, smaller peaks do the same, resulting in bands of light known as crepuscular rays.
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  • A tiny hole in thick storm clouds allows the late afternoon sun to illuminate Bear Mountain while the other peaks near Sedona, Arizona remain in deep shade. This scene was captured from the summit of Doe Mountain.
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  • The sunrise colors the storm clouds passing over the mountains along Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park, Montana. Lake McDonald is the largest lake in Glacier National Park, approximately 10 miles (16 km) long, and over a mile (1.6 km) wide. Filling a valley that was carved by glaciers, the lake is 472 feet (130 m) deep.
    Glacier_LakeMcDonald_StormySunrise_1...jpg
  • Mount Angeles is obscured by thick clouds and fog. This sunset scene was captured from the summit of a rocky peak along the Hurricane Hill trail in Olympic National Park, Washington.
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  • The setting sun reddens low-level clouds, creating a fiery sunset over Pacific Ocean waves as they crash into Venice Beach in California.
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  • Wispy cirrus clouds become fiery after sunset over Deception Pass in Island County, Washington. Deception Pass is a strait that connects the Strait of Juan de Fuca with Skagit Bay, separating Whidbey (left) and Fidalgo (right) islands.
    WA_Deception-Pass_Fiery-Sunset_9844.jpg
  • A narrow band of cirrus clouds turn pink at sunrise high in the sky over Haystack Rock, a prominent sea stack on the Oregon coast at Cannon Beach. Haystack Rock is composed of basalt and was formed about 15 million years ago from lava flows emanating from the Blue Mountains and Columbia basin.
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  • Wispy cirrus clouds become fiery after sunset and are reflected on Deception Pass in Washington state. Deception Pass is a strait that connects the Strait of Juan de Fuca with Skagit Bay, separating Whidbey (left) and Fidalgo (right) islands. This image was captured over Canoe Pass, the smaller of the two channels that combine to form Deception Pass.
    WA_Deception-Pass_Fiery-Sunset_9866.jpg
  • A cottonwood tree stands at the base of Mount Moroni, which is partially shrouded by storm clouds in Zion National Park, Utah. Mount Moroni is one of three dramatic peaks, which together are known as the Three Patriarchs.
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  • An aspen tree displays its autumn colors on a ridge in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, as a heavy rainstorm approaches.
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  • The reddish last light of day colors ridges on both sides of the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The Lamar River, still mostly covered by winter snow, is visible as a thin strip near the bottom of the image.
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  • A Washington State Ferry crosses Puget Sound from Edmonds, Washington, as the sun sets under dark, cloudy skies.
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  • Several mountains in the Canadian Rockies tower over Moraine Lake, located in Banff National Park. This area is known as the Valley of the Ten Peaks, named for the ten tall mountains at the lake's edge. Moraine Lake has a unique aqua color that results from the silt deposited by glaciers.
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  • A fall thunderstorm passes over Brins Mesa and other peaks west of Sedona, Arizona. This scene was captured from the summit of Doe Mountain.
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  • Thunderclouds develop and tower over the Bankhead National Forest at sunset in this view from Ruffner Mountain in Birmingham, Alabama.
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  • The moon shines between coconut palm trees (Cocos nucifera) at sunset at Makena Beach, Maui, Hawai`i.
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  • A rainbow stretches across the sky above the Vermilion Cliffs near Page, Arizona. The Vermilion Cliffs, which rise as much as 3,000 feet (914 meters), are the second step in the five-step Grand Staircase of the Colorado Plateau, which stretches from northern Arizona to southern Utah.  The cliffs are made up of sedimentary rocks, primarily sandstone, siltstone, limestone, and shale, that have eroded over millions of years. The Vermilion Cliffs were designated as the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in 2000.
    AZ_VermilionCliffs_Rainbow_8507.jpg
  • A snow storm clears at the summit of Mount Si, a 4,167 foot (1,270 meter) mountain in the Cascade Range near North Bend, Washington. Mount Si, covered in a light dusting of fresh snow, is reflected in Borst Lake.
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  • The setting sun shines through the windows of a Washington State Ferry as it crosses Puget Sound from Edmonds, Washington under cloudy skies.
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  • The last light of day illuminates the winter snow pack on Mount Rainier in this view from High Rock.
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  • A stormy sunrise reflects in the Gibbon River, which cuts through the west side of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
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  • A band of cirrus clouds turns pink at sunset over the Calico Hills in the Red Rock Canyon Conservation Area in Nevada. The Calico Hills are made up of Aztec Sandstone, fossilized sand dunes that were laid down during the early Jurrasic Period 180-190 million years ago.
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  • A band of clouds, showing a hint of pink at dusk, passes over Cathedral Rock near Sedona, Arizona. Cathedral Rock is a 4,967 foot (1,514 meter) sandstone butte that is located in the Coconino National Forest.
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  • Red clouds at sunset hover over the red sand of Bushy Beach, located near Oamaru, New Zealand. The beach is famous for its yellow-eyed penguin colony.
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  • Red clouds lit by the sunrise seem to swarm from the fossilized sand dunes known as the Beehives in the Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada. The dunes were formed by a proccess known as aeolian erosion.
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  • Hundreds of saguaros (Carnegiea gigantea) fill the valley at the base of the Red Hills, which were cast into shadow by passing clouds, in Saguaro National Park, Arizona.
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  • Mount Constance, far left, and neighboring peaks in the Olympic Mountains of Washington state are visible between a layer of low clouds and fog. Mount Constance has an elevation of 7,756 feet (2,364 meters).
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  • Against a backdrop of fiery clouds illuminated by the rising sun, two burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) look out from their perches among the rocks in Grant County, Washington.
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  • Approaching storm clouds, turned red by the setting sun, frame the moon as it rises over a large hoodoo in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. Hoodoos are remanants of large sandstone fins that have been subjected to centuries of erosion.
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  • The moon rises in a break in storm clouds passing over the dramatic red rocks of Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah.
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  • The Earth's shadow and red cirrus clouds are visible over the Rocky Mountains in this view from the highest point of Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
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  • Mount Constance, far left, and neighboring peaks in the Olympic Mountains of Washington state are visible between a layer of low clouds and fog. Mount Constance has an elevation of 7,756 feet (2,364 meters). The full moon is beginning to set behind the clouds in this view from Seattle.
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  • An approaching storm results in a fiery sunrise over the Haleakala crater in Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii. The approaching clouds are blurred by a 30-second exposure.
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  • Against a backdrop of fiery clouds illuminated by the rising sun, two burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) look out from their perches among the rocks in Grant County, Washington.
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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.
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  • Approaching storm clouds, turned red by the setting sun, frame the moon as it rises over a large hoodoo in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. Hoodoos are remanants of large sandstone fins that have been subjected to centuries of erosion.
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  • The golden light of sunrise illuminates low clouds hanging at the summit of Mount Isolation, a 1,620-meter (5,315-foot) peak in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand. Located on the southwestern portion of the South Island, Fiordland National Park is New Zealand's largest national park.
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  • A fiery fall sunrise lights up the sky above countless peaks that make up the Badlands in Badlands National Park, South Dakota.
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  • The golden light of sunset highlights the harsh environment near the summit of the High Peaks in Pinnacles National Park, California, illustrated in part by a radically-curved tree. The High Peaks, some of which are nearly 2,500 feet (750 meters) tall, are partial remnants of the ancient Pinnacles volcano, shifted 190 miles north of its original location due to movement of the San Andreas Fault.
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  • The Kanab Plateau stands tall over the rocky landscape of the Tuweep/Toroweap area of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
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  • Mount Rainier, under a fiery sunrise, is reflected in Tipsoo Lake, located near Chinook Pass, Washington.
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  • Storm clouds surround the summit of Mount Shasta, a 14,179-foot (4,322 m) volcano in Siskyou County, California, which is turned red by the setting sun.
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  • The Tatoosh Range in Washington state is framed by the nearly full moon, red clouds and summer flowers. This image was captured from the Skyline Trail in Mount Rainier National Park.
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  • Clouds streaking over the summit of Mount Si in Washington state are turned red by the rising sun. Mount Si, located in North Bend, has an elevation of 4,167 feet (1,270 meters). The mountain, at the western edge of the Cascade Range, is a remnant of an oceanic plate volcano. Its summit is a class 3 rock scramble known as the Haystack.
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