A
huge natural amphitheater has been eroded out of the
variegated Pink Cliffs (Claron Formation) near Cedar
City, Utah. Millions of years of sedimentation, uplift
and erosion have created a deep canyon of rock walls,
fins, spires and columns, that spans some three miles,
and is over 2,000 feet deep. The rim of the canyon is
over 10,000 feet above sea level, and is forested with
islands of Englemann spruce, sub alpine fir and aspen;
separated by broad meadows of brilliant summertime wild
flowers. s.
From:
Duck Creek 16 mi.
Cedar City 22 mi.
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