Half Dome
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Half Dome is a quartz monzonite batholith at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California. It is a well-known rock formation in the park, named for its distinct shape. One
Half Dome seen from Glacier Point
Half Dome seen from Washburn Point
A rainbow over Half Dome
Hikers use cables to ascend Half Dome
El Capitan
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El Capitan is a vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end. The granite monolith is about 3,000 feet from base to summit along its ta
Half Dome
…Bornhardt El Capitan Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, a photograph by Ansel Adams…
Southwest face (left, in light) and southeast face (right, in shade) of El Capitan from Yosemite Valley; the Nose lies between the two faces
1864 photo of El Capitan by Charles Leander Weed
William Henry Jackson's 1899 photograph of El Capitan
El Capitan viewed from Tunnel View