Saturday, May 2, 2015

Geo-challenge: ______ ______ from ______ ______

This is a two-part geo-challenge.  Part 1:  What’s the jagged red linear landform in the distance?  It continues for miles, and is graphically-named.  (Click on images for better views.)
Evening light made it more red.
Part 2:  Where was I standing when I took the photos?
Parking area for vantage point.
Mystery landform from a different location ... and not so red.
Know the answer(s)? – please add a Comment below.  And if you’re in the area – do visit this incredible feature!  For me, seeing it “live” was truly mind-blowing.

 ***UPDATE***  It's Comb Ridge in southeast Utah, viewed from Salvation Knoll on Cedar Mesa.  Thanks to Ron Schott for figuring it out ... I was worried!  More info in upcoming post.

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Location: Comb Ridge, UT, USA

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  1. Amy@SmallSunnyGardenMay 4, 2015 at 7:59 AM

    Would love to know ;-) I haven't driven or travelled widely enough to even guess...!

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    1. HollisMay 4, 2015 at 10:19 AM

      Amy ... the geologists are finding this one challenging too, I am a bit surprised

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  2. Richard GibsonMay 4, 2015 at 8:18 AM

    Is it part of the flank of the Waterpocket Fold?

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    1. HollisMay 4, 2015 at 10:20 AM

      Close ... really close! Thanks for the Comment, hope things are well.

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  3. JianMay 4, 2015 at 8:29 AM

    Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument?

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    1. HollisMay 4, 2015 at 10:21 AM

      Very close! But further east. Thanks for the Comment.

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  4. Dr. Jack ShareMay 4, 2015 at 4:05 PM

    We're facing W to WNW toward the Waterpocket Fold from one of the lowest flanks of the southern portion of the Henry Mountains. Looks like Boulder Mountain and Thousand Lakes Mountain in the distance. Nice photo! Tricky!

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    1. HollisMay 5, 2015 at 9:45 AM

      Jack, you are so close! It's the next monocline south, Comb Ridge. Sorry to be so tricky. I was starting to think too tricky but then Ron Schott got it.

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  5. Ron SchottMay 5, 2015 at 12:43 AM

    Comb Ridge from Salvation Knoll

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  6. Lynn DavidMay 5, 2015 at 1:44 AM

    So is that Mule Canyon on the left side of the first pic and lower-left corner of the second?

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    1. HollisMay 5, 2015 at 9:43 AM

      Lynn, you may be right. I don't know the area well, but that is Cedar Mesa and looking in the right direction.

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  7. Beth at PlantPostingsMay 5, 2015 at 7:39 PM

    Ah, good to know someone solved it. I don't know the area well enough to ID the landforms, I was going to say part of the Painted Desert, but that would be too far south ofyou, right? In any case, what stunning views!

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