Sentinel Rock, near the junction of Echo with the Weber Canyon. Summit County, Utah. 1869.
Dates
Date Taken
1869
Summary
Album caption: Sentinel Rock, one of the most remarkable landmarks in the canyon. It is a regular obelisk of conglomerate, standing near the junction of Echo with the Weber Canyon. It is about 250 feet in height, affords another excellent illustration of the peculiar style of weathering, by which rocks assume curious forms. This column has been very aptly called the "Dog's Head," to which it will be seen at a glance that the summit bears a resemblance. The varied structure of the strata, sometimes a firm sandstone, then a pudding stone, is remarkably well displayed in this view. Summit County, Utah. 1869. Handwritten notes on album caption: None Index card: Jackson, W.H. 30: Sentinel Rock, one of the most remarkable landmarks [...]
Summary
Album caption: Sentinel Rock, one of the most remarkable landmarks in the canyon. It is a regular obelisk of conglomerate, standing near the junction of Echo with the Weber Canyon. It is about 250 feet in height, affords another excellent illustration of the peculiar style of weathering, by which rocks assume curious forms. This column has been very aptly called the "Dog's Head," to which it will be seen at a glance that the summit bears a resemblance. The varied structure of the strata, sometimes a firm sandstone, then a pudding stone, is remarkably well displayed in this view. Summit County, Utah. 1869.
Handwritten notes on album caption: None
Index card: Jackson, W.H. 30: Sentinel Rock, one of the most remarkable landmarks in the canyon. It is a regular obelisk of conglomerate, standing near the junction of Echo with the Weber Canyon. It is about 250 feet in height, affords another excellent illustration of the peculiar style of weathering, by which rocks assume curious forms. This column has been very aptly called the "Dog's Head," to which it will be seen at a glance that the summit bears a resemblance. The varied structure of the strata, sometimes a firm sandstone, then a pudding stone, is remarkably well displayed in this view. Summit County, Utah, 1869.
Descriptive Catalog of the Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, W. H. Jackson, Photographer, Second Edition, Illustrated, 1869 Series, page 7, No. 30: Sentinel Rock, one of the most remarkable landmarks in the canon. It is a regular obelisk of conglomerate, standing near the junction of Echo with the Weber Canyon. It is about 250 feet in height, affords another excellent illustration of the peculiar style of weathering, by which rocks assume curious forms. This column has been very aptly called the "Dog's Head," to which it will be seen at a glance that the summit bears a resemblance. The varied structure of the strata, sometimes a firm sandstone, then a pudding stone, is remarkably well displayed in this view.
Additional information: See Woolley, R.R. photo no. 366 (wrr00366 or search now-then04 for a similar photo taken in 1940.
Available in the U.S. Geological Survey Denver Library Photographic Collection, Jackson, W.H. Collection.
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