Entries by Utah Geological Survey

WASATCH FRONT: THE BIG PICTURE WRIT SMALL

sltrib.com Heads up, map geeks! (We know you’re out there.) The Utah Geological Survey has released a full-color geological map of unprecedented detail of 1,800 square miles of the central Wasatch, which includes wilderness areas and public lands along with human-infested areas, including Heber and Payson. READ MORE GET IT HERE

LIMPING SQUIRREL IN MEMORY GROVE PART 2

examiner.com As it turns out, the limping squirrel idea (see earlier article) wasn’t too far off in guessing what animal made the tracks on the stones in Memory Grove’s sidewalk. According to University of Utah student Tracy Thompson, the tracks were most likely made during the early Jurassic period, about 190 million years ago.  Tracy, […]

GeoSights—The Witches, Summit County, Utah

Near the town of Echo in northern Utah is a cluster of reddish-brown natural monuments called The Witches (also known as Witch Rocks, Witches Rocks, Witch Bluffs, or Witches Bluffs), composed of the Echo Canyon Conglomerate. In 1858, army Captain Albert Tracy described them in his journal as “witch-like” and “so singularly like figures in […]