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  2. Geology of Utah - Wikipedia

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    The Central Utah Thrust Belt runs north to south across Utah and is a remnant segment of the continent-scale Sevier orogeny. This mountain belt formed from 50–160– million years ago due to subduction of the Farallon oceanic crust under the North American Plate. The Central Utah Thrust Belt can be divided into smaller thrust sheet segments ...

  3. Wasatch Range - Wikipedia

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    For early settlers, the mountains were a vital source of water, timber, and granite. Today, 85% of Utah's population lives within 15 miles (24 km) of the Wasatch Range, mainly in the valleys just to the west. This westside concentration is known as the Wasatch Front and has a population of well over 2 million.

  4. Wasatch Formation - Wikipedia

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    The Wasatch Formation was first named as the Wasatch Group by Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden in the 1873 edition of his original 1869 publication titled "Preliminary field report of the United States Geological Survey of Colorado and New Mexico: U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories", based on sections in the Echo and Weber Canyons, of the Wasatch Mountains. [4]

  5. Geology of the Zion and Kolob canyons area - Wikipedia

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    The quake was centered on the Washington Fault, about 30 miles (48 km) southwest. Three houses and two water tanks were destroyed when the slope they were built on dropped 98 feet (30 m) and extended laterally a similar distance over a period of several hours. [31] The landslide is visible just outside the park's entrance in Springdale, Utah.

  6. Pine Valley Mountains - Wikipedia

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    Botanically speaking, Pine Valley Mountain is the most diverse mountain range in Utah. A floristic survey was conducted between 1985 and 1987 and 967 species were collected. [11] Since then, additional species have been added bringing the total to nearly 1,000. Three species new to Utah were identified including bitter cherry (Prunus emarginata ...

  7. List of mountain ranges of Utah - Wikipedia

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    Uinta Mountains. Bald Mountain (Utah) Bald Mountain Pass; Hayden Peak (Utah) Humpy Peak; High Uintas Wilderness. Kings Peak; Mount Agassiz (Utah) Wasatch Range. Ben Lomond Mountain (Utah) Ensign Peak; Francis Peak; Granite Mountain (Utah) Lone Peak Wilderness. Lone Peak; Mount Nebo (Utah) Mount Ogden; Mount Olympus (Utah) Mount Timpanogos ...

  8. Geography of Utah - Wikipedia

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    The landlocked U.S. state of Utah is known for its natural diversity and is home to features ranging from arid deserts with sand dunes to thriving pine forests in mountain valleys. It is a rugged and geographically diverse state at the convergence of three distinct geological regions: the Rocky Mountains , the Great Basin , and the Colorado ...

  9. Mountain formation - Wikipedia

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    Fault-block mountain of the tilted type. [16] Sierra Nevada Mountains (formed by delamination) as seen from the International Space Station. When a fault block is raised or tilted, a block mountain can result. [17] Higher blocks are called horsts, and troughs are called grabens. A spreading apart of the surface causes tensional forces.