San Rafael Swell #1 is a photograph by Steve Berkley which was uploaded on December 17th, 2023.
San Rafael Swell #1
The San Rafael Swell is a large geologic feature located in south-central Utah about 16 miles (26 km) west of Green River, Utah. The San Rafael... more
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San Rafael Swell #1
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Steve Berkley
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The San Rafael Swell is a large geologic feature located in south-central Utah about 16 miles (26 km) west of Green River, Utah. The San Rafael Swell, measuring approximately 75 by 40 miles, consists of a giant dome-shaped anticline of sandstone, shale, and limestone that was pushed up during the Paleocene Laramide Orogeny 60–40 million years ago. Since that time, infrequent but powerful flash floods have eroded the sedimentary rocks into numerous valleys, canyons, gorges, mesas, buttes and badlands.
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December 17th, 2023
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