Utah's Abajo Mountains, south face.


Utah's Abajo Mountains, south face. Like the Henry Mountains northwest of here, and the La Sal Mountains northeast of here, these are laccoliths -- mountains made of lava that formed underground, after which the layers of rock above them eroded away.


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Location: N. Blue Mountain Rd, Blanding, Utah, USA
Photo credit: © Ken Barber / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: abajo, geology, laccolith, mountains, travel, utah