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POTD March 21, 2017: Devils Garden Natural Area, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

Devils Garden Natural Area, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

Metate Arch, formed in the Entrada Sandstone, is a classic example of a caprock natural arch.

March 21, 2017

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POTD April 21, 2015: Metate Arch, Devils Garden Outstanding Natural Area, Garfield County, Utah

Metate Arch is sculpted by weathering and differential erosion of two sandstone layers along the contact of the Gunsight Butte and overlying Cannonville Members of the Jurassic-age Entrada Sandstone. The arch is about 17 miles southeast of Escalante, just east of the Straight Cliffs. Metate Arch, Devils Garden Outstanding Natural Area, Garfield County, Utah Photographer: Ken Krahulec; © 2014

Metate Arch, Devils Garden Outstanding Natural Area, Garfield County, Utah
Photographer: Ken Krahulec; © 2014

April 21, 2015

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The Utah Geological Survey (UGS) is a division of the Utah Department of Natural Resources. Several specialized programs comprise the UGS: Data Management, Energy & Minerals, Geologic Hazards, Geologic Information & Outreach, Geologic Mapping, Groundwater & Wetlands, and Paleontology.