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Lake Mead - entrenched pediment and washes

By Geology and Ecology of National Parks
This is a photo of the entrenched pediment and washes along the east flank of the Eldorado Mountains.
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This view from Nevada Highway 165 is looking south across the entrenched pediment and washes along the east flank of the Eldorado Mountains. Eldorado Canyon Wash is in the foreground.

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Public Domain.