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.
Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Utah Geological Survey!
Explore the full UGS GeoSights history which spans 24 years and 71 locations in the GeoSights Anniversary Edition article in the May 2024 issue of Survey Notes!
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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
Tony Grove, Cache County, Utah
Ricks Spring, Cache County
Wind Cave, Logan, Utah
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
Western Utah
Beaver County
Roosevelt Hot Springs Geothermal Area, Beaver County
Juab County
Desert Mountain, Juab County, Utah
The Honeycombs, Juab County, Utah
Devils Kitchen, Juab County, Utah
Sand dunes at Little Sahara Recreation Area (Juab County)
Paul Bunyans Woodpile, Juab County, Utah
Millard County
Fossil Mountain, Millard County, Utah
Crystal Peak, Millard County, Utah
Hole-in-the-Ground, Snake Valley, Millard County, Utah
Volcanic Features in the Black Rock Desert, Millard County
Notch Peak—BIG Cliff, Millard County
Gandy Warm Springs, Millard County
Pahvant Butte in the Black Rock Desert, Millard County, Utah
Southeastern Utah
Emery County
Slot Canyons of the San Rafael Swell, Emery County
Marvelous Moore Cutoff, Emery County
Little Grand Canyon, Wedge Overlook, and Buckhorn Draw Scenic Backway, San Rafael Swell, Emery County, Utah
Garfield County
The Henry Mountains, Garfield and Wayne Counties
Wolverine Petrified Forest, Garfield County
Little Egypt Geologic Site, Hoodoos of Garfield County
Grand County
Crystal Geyser, Grand County, Utah
Wall Arch, a Fallen Giant (Grand County)
The Onion Creek salt diapir, Grand County
Fisher Towers – The towering red rock sculptures of Grand County, Utah
San Juan County
Raplee Ridge, San Juan County, Utah
San Juan River Rincon, San Juan County
Alhambra Rock, San Juan County, Utah
The Goosenecks of the San Juan River, San Juan County, Utah
Comb Ridge, San Juan County, Utah
Utah’s belly button, Upheaval Dome (San Juan County)
Sanpete County
Palisade State Park in Sanpete County, Utah
Wayne County
Bentonite Hills, Wayne County
The Henry Mountains, Garfield and Wayne Counties
The amazing monoliths and “mountain” of gypsum at Lower Cathedral Valley, Capitol Reef National Park, Wayne County, Utah
Southwestern Utah
Iron County
Parowan Gap, Iron County
Natural Arches in the Cedar City Area (Iron County)
Kane County
Handprints in the Entrada Sandstone at Kodachrome Basin State Park, Kane County
The Cockscomb and Kaibab Uplift of Southern Utah (Kane County)
Cascade Falls, Kane County, Utah
Smoky Mountain, Kane County
Piute County
Big Rock Candy Mountain – a colorful reminder of Utah’s volcanic past (Piute County)
Sevier County
Fremont Indian State Park, Sevier County, Utah
Spectacular Towering Cliffs at Castle Rock Campground, Sevier County
Washington County
Silver Reef, Washington County, Utah
Pine Park and the Ancient Supervolcanoes of Southwestern Utah, Washington County
St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson’s Farm, Washington County
Sand Dunes on the Navajo Sandstone at Sand Mountain, Washington County, Utah
Sinkholes in Big Round Valley, Washington County
Inverted Topography in the St. George Area of Washington County
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Total Articles: 76
More Geologic Sites
Utah Geological Association Geosites
Another collection of peer-reviewed papers on geologic points of interest in Utah
Building stones of downtown Salt Lake City, a walking tour
Public Information Series #60
Geology and scenery of the central Wasatch Range, Salt Lake and Summit Counties; road log (pdf)
Public Information Series #9
The geology of Snow Canyon State Park, Washington County, Utah (pdf)
Public Information Series #13
Canyon Country: a geologic guide to the Canyonlands travel region (pdf)
Public Information Series #34
The geology of Quail Creek State Park (pdf)
Public Information Series #63
The geology of Goblin Valley State Park (pdf)
Public Information Series #65
