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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, is evident at Mount Ellsworth in the Henry Mountains, Garfield County.

December 31, 2013

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