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15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Desert Sunrise

The variable extremes found in Death Valley are staggering. Both an 11,000' peak (Telescope Peak and the lowest point in North America at -282' (Badwater Basin) stand between the foreground and the background.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2017
Date Uploaded: 12.2017
Photo Location: California, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D7100
Copyright: © Mitch Warnick