GeoSights
Utah is teeming with fascinating, world-famous geologic sites and views, many of which are highlighted in national parks and monuments. Since so many of these are geologic superstars, some of the lesser-known places get overlooked. GeoSights articles highlight these lesser-known geologic wonders in Utah. This series of articles began in the October 2000 issue of the Utah Geological Survey’s tri-annual newsletter, Survey Notes.
Search for GeoSights by region and county:
Northern Utah
Box Elder County
Rozel Point and Spiral Jetty Revisited, Box Elder County, Utah
Devils Playground, Box Elder County, Utah
“Bubblin’ Crude” at Rozel Point, Box Elder County, Utah
Pink Water, White Salt Crystals, Black Boulders, and the Return of Spiral Jetty! (Box Elder County)
Cache County
Ricks Spring, Cache County
Carbon County
Cannonball Concretions in a Treeless “Buried Forest,” Carbon County, Utah
Colorful Coal “Clinker” Close to Castle Gate, Carbon County
Daggett County
Sheep Creek Canyon Geological Area, Daggett County
Davis County
Springhill Geologic Park Davis County, Utah
Microbialites of Bridger Bay, Antelope Island, Great Salt Lake
Morgan County
Nature’s version of a playground slide – Devils Slide, Morgan County, Utah
Salt Lake County
A View of the World’s Deepest Pit – Bingham Canyon Mine Overlook (Salt Lake County)
Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake County, Utah
Point of the Mountain, Salt Lake and Utah Counties
Glacial Landforms in Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons, Salt Lake County, Utah
G.K. Gilbert Geologic View Park, Salt Lake County, Utah
Summit County
The Witches, Summit County, Utah
Park City Rotary Regional Geologic Park, Summit County, Utah
Tooele County
White Rocks, Tooele County, Utah
Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah
The Stockton Bar, a Geologic Treasure in Tooele County
Uintah County
Big and Little Brush Creek “Ice” Caves, Uintah County, Utah
Fantasy Canyon, Uintah County, Utah
Utah County
Thistle Landslide Revisited, Utah County, Utah
Wasatch County
Cascade Springs, Wasatch County
The Midway hot pots – natural hot springs, Wasatch County, Utah
Weber County
Trek to Fremont Island (Disappointment Island), Weber County
