West Mountain Community Pit
View of West Mountain community pit from turnoff; looking southeast. Angular quartzite blocks makeup a talus slope above an ancient Lake Bonneville beach.
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Blocks of quartzite ashlar form the talus slope; rock hammer for scale.
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A view of West Mountain from approach, looking northwest. The community pit is located on the steep break in slope on the crest of West Mountain just to the right of the telephone pole.
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A close-up of quartzite ashlar blocks and a boulder; rock hammer for scale.
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Dept of Natural Resources Dept of Natural Resources