Ken Krahulec © 2018Bonneville Salt Flats, Silver Island Mountains, and Pilot Peak, Box Elder County
Photographer: Ken Krahulec © 2018
Adam McKean © 2018Northern Wasatch Range, Weber County
Photographer: Adam McKean © 2018
Looking north along the steep Wasatch Range, the city of Ogden (on the left) lies in a valley created by the Wasatch fault zone, and the rocks of the mountain range have been deformed by the Ogden and Willard thrust zones.
Gregg Beukelman © 2018Henry Mountains, Garfield County
Photographer: Gregg Beukelman © 2018
Intrusive laccoliths, formed between 23 and 31 million years ago, rise spectacularly over 6,000 feet above a surrounding structural basin.
Brian Butler © 2018Dixie National Forest, Garfield County
Photographer: Brian Butler © 2018
Jurassic-age Navajo Sandstone cliffs of Death Hollow, as seen from Hells Backbone, glow serenely in the evening twilight.
Adam Hiscock © 2018November 07, 2018: West side of the Mineral Mountains, Beaver County
Photographer: Adam Hiscock © 2018
Michael Vanden Berg © 2018Willow Creek Canyon, Uintah County
Photographer: Michael Vanden Berg © 2018.
Zach Anderson © 2018Central Wasatch Range, Salt Lake County
Photographer: Zach Anderson © 2018
Pennsylvanian- and Permian-age limestone and sandstone are illuminated by the setting sun near Grandview Peak.
J. Lucy Jordan © 2018Photo of the Day (POTD) September 27, 2018: Factory Butte, Wayne County
Photographer: J. Lucy Jordan © 2018
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