Cedar Breaks National Monument
white layers : pure limestone.
red layers : less than 1% iron.
View from Point Supreme (elevation : 10,350 ft = 3,155 m)
Three phases :
1. deposition : lake filled by compressed sediment.
2. uplift : vertical fault (lifted up)
3. erosion : water forces (15 inches of snow)
Sunset Point Lookout
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