Steps carved from the surrounding sandstone, forming a trial in the mountains in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, USA

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Steps carved from the surrounding sandstone, forming a trial in the mountains in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, USA. These mountains formed due to the monocline called the Waterpocket fold, which formed during the Laramide Orogeny in the late Cretaceous.

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Size: 3000px × 4000px
Location: Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, USA
Photo credit: © Marieke Peche / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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