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El Capitan at Sunrise

The limestone cliff of El Capitan in the Guadalupe Mountains rises above a snow-covered Chihuahuan Desert landscape at sunrise.

A photo of El Capitan limestone cliff in the Guadalupe Mountains rising over snow-covered Chihuahuan Desert at sunrise See more

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