Inverted Topography - St. George, UT - Places of Geologic Significance on Waymarking.com

Standing at this spot you're looking at a formation that challenges the imagination. Atop the hill can be seen a layer of basalt. That layer was once at the bottom of a stream bed. A nearby volcanic eruption filled the stream bed. The material cooled, forming the basalt that can be seen today. The sandstone forming the banks of the wash eroded away, falling below the former bottom of the wash. Inverting the topography, the hard basalt at the bottom of a wash became the crown of a sandstone hill. The basalt has, and will, erode over time but the much softer sandstone has a far greater erosion rate.The freeway cut is perpendicular to the stream bed showing the extent to which erosion has changed the landscape.
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Waymark is confirmed to be publicly accessible: yes Parking Coordinates: N 37° 06.889 W 113° 33.108 Access fee (In local currency): .00 Requires 4x4 vehicle to visit.: no Website reference: [Web Link] Requires a high clearance vehicle to visit.: Not Listed Public Transport available: Not Listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   02/20/2018 kapeka visited it