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English: Atop Mount Whitney, California, 14,502 feet above sea level, the new Smithsonian Institution Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) stone and steel shelter completed for the use of scientific observers who desired to avail themselves of the unusually favorable atmospheric conditions on that summit. Observation equipment can be seen on the rocky terrain, and a man stands to the right of the shelter. Located within the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range of Sequoia National Park, Mt. Whitney is situated on the east side of the Great Western Divide
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