Lenticular Cloud over the Panamint Mountain Range - Photographed from Zabriskie Point - Death Valley National Park

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The Panamint range is a “fault block” mountain range (formed by tectonic forces) that prominently stands above Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park. On this particular early morning after sunrise was a bit of a “bust” due to low clouds initially covering the sun, I waited for a while for the sun to rise above the low cloud deck. As I was waiting I watched this lenticular cloud forming over the range. I captured this frame as the sun finally showed itself and wonderfully lit the beautiful cloud and some of the Panamint ridge line.

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Size: 4551px × 3641px
Location: Death Valley National Park
Photo credit: © Mike Lee / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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