National Parks

Photographs of selected National Parks and some National Monuments with other NPS properties.

First Light at 14,259 feet (4,346 m) on Longs Peak

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First Light at 14,259 feet (4,346 m) on Longs Peak

That giant cliff basking in the warmth of dawn is known as the Diamond (over 1000 ft/305 m), internationally renowned for it's over million square feet of technical rock climbing goodness. Many climbers take two days for the difficult climb and sleep suspended on that cliff wall in a hammock!

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From The Variety Collection