Entries by Utah Geological Survey

POTD January 1, 2014: House Range, Millard County, Utah

Happy New Year, everyone!! Here’s a beautiful photo to start out the new year. House Range, Millard County, Utah Photographer: Tyler Knudsen Sawtooth Mountain, which exhibits desert varnish and spheroidal weathering along joints, is a granitic intrusion in the House Range, Millard County.

POTD December 31, 2013: Henry Mountains, Garfield County, Utah

Here is a gorgeous photo to the end of another great year. We wish all of our geo friends a safe and wonderful New Year. See you in 2014! Henry Mountains, Garfield County, Utah Photographer: Ken Krahulec The “dome” character of a laccolith, where the sedimentary rock layers are tilted upward on the mountain flanks, […]

POTD December 25, 2013: Paria Canyon–Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area, Kane County, Utah

From everyone at the Utah Geological Survey, we hope you have a Merry Christmas that rocks! Paria Canyon–Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area, Kane County, Utah Photographer: Tyler Knudsen Morning sunlight illuminates water-sculpted walls of the Buckskin Gulch slot canyon. Cut deeply into Jurassic-age Navajo Sandstone, the Buckskin’s slot ranges from 5 to 25 feet wide and […]