Tilted geological formations at the edge of the Uncompahgre Uplift, in the Colorado National Monument.


Tilted geological formations at the edge of the Uncompahgre Uplift, in the Colorado National Monument. The high ridge is mostly Morrison Formation rock, and the reddish band is the Wingate Formation. The rock in the foreground is the Kayenta Formation.


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Location: Monument Rd., Grand Junction, Colorado, USA
Photo credit: © Ken Barber / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: colorado, formations, geology, layers, monument, morrison, national, travel