Fruita Canyon, looking northeast from a point on Rim Rock Drive above the head of the canyon. Colorado National Monument, Colorado. 1970.
Dates
Date Taken
1970-05-28
Summary
Colorado National Monument, Colorado. Fruita Canyon, looking northeast from a point on Rim Rock Drive above the head of the canyon. Dark Proterozoic rocks floor the canyon, above which are the slopes of the red Chinle Formation and the cliffs of Wingate Sandstone capped by the lower resistant beds of the Kayenta Formation. Beyond the Grand Valley are the dark Book Cliffs and the more distant, light-colored Roan Cliffs. May 28, 1970. Figure 45, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1508.
Summary
Colorado National Monument, Colorado. Fruita Canyon, looking northeast from a point on Rim Rock Drive above the head of the canyon. Dark Proterozoic rocks floor the canyon, above which are the slopes of the red Chinle Formation and the cliffs of Wingate Sandstone capped by the lower resistant beds of the Kayenta Formation. Beyond the Grand Valley are the dark Book Cliffs and the more distant, light-colored Roan Cliffs. May 28, 1970. Figure 45, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1508.
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