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Canyonlands - Dead Horse Point

Detailed Description

Dead Horse Point is a promontory of Wingate Sandstone that juts southward into the Colorado River canyon. Boulders of cross-bedded sandstone of the Elephant Canyon Formation (Permian) are in the foreground.

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.

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