Elephant Rock, Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia Mar 18, 2024

Over millions of years, the dazzling sandstone formation known as Elephant Rock was carved by nature. Thanks to the wind and water erosion, this 52-metre-high rock near the city of Al-Ula in Saudi Arabia took on the shape of an elephant and has become a prominent landmark in the region. As the sun sets, it casts a warm glow upon the red-hued mammoth and the golden sand of the surrounding desert.

© Lubo Ivanko/Shutterstock

palette

Today in History

Mar 18, 2025Red Rocks, Sedona, Arizona, United States

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Oct 20, 2024Three-toed sloth in Costa Rica
Nov 9, 2023Birch trees, Drammen, Norway
Jul 27, 2025Barracudas at Shark Reef, Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
Dec 2, 2023Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
Apr 22, 2025Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States
Nov 5, 2024Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Brazil
May 21, 2024Poço Encantado cave, Brazil
Jul 16, 2024Skara Brae, Scotland
Jan 1, 2026Arctic fox
Jan 30, 2026St. Michaels Mount in Marazion, Cornwall, England
Oct 20, 2023Pygmy three-toed sloth
Oct 10, 2024Ancient town of Sorano, Tuscany, Italy
Sep 20, 2024Ocracoke Lighthouse on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, USA
Aug 4, 2024Impala and red-billed oxpecker, South Africa
Jun 26, 2025Horse Head Rock, New South Wales, Australia
Jun 9, 2024Bardenas Reales Biosphere Reserve and Natural Park, Navarra, Spain
Dec 17, 2025Eurasian red squirrel
Feb 3, 2025Ribblehead Viaduct, North Yorkshire, England
Sep 1, 2023Turkey tail mushroom
Jul 7, 2024Rice terraces of Mù Cang Chải, Yên Bái province, Vietnam
May 17, 2025A delta in the Venetian Lagoon, Italy
Dec 24, 2023Town Hall Square, Tartu, Estonia
May 23, 2025Yellow-spotted river turtle, Amazon Region, Ecuador
Dec 10, 2025Castle of Rocca Calascio, Italy
Feb 18, 2024Sperm whale
Aug 21, 2025Wheatear, Peak District National Park, England
Aug 23, 2024Prasat Phanom Rung temple ruins, Thailand
May 20, 2025Honey bee on lavender flowers
Mar 28, 2024Cherry blossoms in Shanghai, China
Feb 29, 2024Eurasian red squirrel