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National Park Service Geologic Map of National Recreation Area U.S. Department of the Interior and Geologic Resources Inventory Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Sheet 1

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NATIONAL PARK Jcu F F HORSESHOE M N Alluvial deposits O

Glen Canyon Y CANYON UNIT N Jn A Qes

Alluvial river and major stream C Qal Jn F () E deposits (Holocene and Pleistocene) Qes F Qes I H T E S Young alluvial river and major stream Navajo Sandstone, limestone Qes R Qal1 Jnl O Qes deposits (Holocene and Pleistocene) and dolomite beds (Jurassic) M H

R Undifferentiated alluvial river and stream F U Qat Jk M P Jk (Jurassic) S terrace gravel deposits (Holocene and Pleistocene) D U Jcu CANYONLANDS

Level 5 alluvial river and stream E Qat5 JTRw Jn H terrace gravel deposits (Pleistocene) (Jurassic and ) D T D NATIONAL PARK U U U D TRm U Level 6 alluvial river and stream D U Qat6 U Jcu terrace gravel deposits (Pleistocene) Chinle Formation, N Pwr O D U TRcc Church Rock Member (Triassic) Jcu Y N Qae TRm Undifferentiated locally derived alluvial A Qag C

gravel deposits (Holocene and Pleistocene) Chinle Formation, Owl Rock and TRcop E Petrified Forest Members (Triassic) O Mixed environment deposits H S Buttes of E Je S the Cross Chinle Formation, upper members (Church Rock, R Qae Young alluvial and eolian deposits (Holocene) TRcu O Owl Rock, Petrified Forest, Moss Back) (Triassic) H Qal

Level 3 alluvial and eolian deposits Qae3 TRcms Chinle Formation, Moss Back Member (Triassic) Pwr Qes N TRm (Holocene and Pleistocene) Qea Pwr O

Y Pc N S A S Chinle Formation, Monitor F C T TRm Qaeo Older alluvial and eolian deposits (Pleistocene) TRcmn F I I Butte Member (Triassic) L Jk L L D W C R

A A Pc G L T r e L E Alluvial fan and stream, eolian, and Chinle Formation, Shinarump I e Qaec R TRcs n M Conglomerate Member (Triassic) colluvial deposits (Holocene and Pleistocene) Pwr Cleopatras

U E D Chair D G Eolian and alluvial deposits U Pc

Qea N (Holocene and Pleistocene) C Moenkopi Formation, Qes A Jk Ekker A TRm R N main part (Triassic) O Butte Y R Lacustrine deposits O iv N e Lacustrine deposits r

Ql Moenkopi Formation, D (Holocene and Pleistocene) TRmh Hoskinnini Sandstone Member (Triassic) Jn U Panorama Precipitated deposits Hans Flat Point Pcm Spring tufa deposits Moenkopi Formation, Jcu Qst TRmu upper member (Triassic) ñ (Holocene and Pleistocene) Natural Arch Pcm Eolian deposits Cutler Group Qea

Qes Eolian sand (Holocene and Pleistocene) Pc Jn ( and Pennsylvanian) Jcu Mass movement deposits NORTH TRAIL Maze White Rim Sandstone (Permian) CANYON Landslide and slump Pwr TRcu

Qms deposits (Holocene and Pleistocene)

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F Po Organ Rock Formation (Permian) F

Historical landslide and I

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slump deposits (Holocene) C

Cedar Mesa Sandstone (Permian) Pcm

Slump blocks

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Jn GORDON FLATS Lower Cutler beds E Pwr Talus deposits PPNcl (Permian and Pennsylvanian) Qea G TRcu Qmt N (Holocene and Pleistocene) A R Bagpipe ñ PPNe Elephant Canyon Formation O Butte Qmst Landslide, slump, and talus deposits, (Permian and Pennsylvanian) undifferentiated (Holocene and Pleistocene) Bagpipe ñ Pcm Hermosa Group Butte Qmte Talus deposits with eolian sand ñ mantle (Holocene and Pleistocene) Honaker Trail Formation PNht (Pennsylvanian) San Rafael Group Jn Qea PNp Paradox Formation Je Entrada Sandstone (Jurassic) (Pennsylvanian) Jk Jk

TRcu r Carmel Formation, Upper e F

Jcu U (Paria River and Winsor) Members (Jurassic) v

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NPS Boundary Linear Joints Faults E K Jk LA Jk Solid where known or certain,

joints, known or certain Infastructure dashed where approximate, TICABOO and dotted where concealed. MESA N points of interest E Folds Ball and bar on downthrown block.

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monocline - known or certain D, downthrown block. GOOD HOPE TRmu S Qaec : MESA M syncline - solid where known Water Bodies Jk R Geologic Point Features : E or certain, dashed

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MANCOS : Qes This map was produced by James Winter and Georgia Hybels ( State University) in August 2016. It is an overview of compiled MESA A : Jn : geologic data prepared as part of the NPS Geologic Resources Inventory. This map is not a substitute for site-specific investigations.

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A W Qmst Jn C The GRI team used a compiled map (Willis and Ehler in prep.) as the primary source map. That compiled map incorporated Y A Qes R N geologic information from maps published by the Utah Geological Survey, US Geological Survey, and Canyonlands Natural History

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KNOWLES CA F M As per source map scale and U.S. National Map Accuracy Standards, geologic features represented here are expected to be within 50 m A Jcu Jn (166 ft) of their true location. Defiance House All digital geologic data and publications prepared as part of the Geologic Resources Inventory are available at the NPS Integrated Resource FO RG Management Applications Portal (IRMA): https://irma.nps.gov/App/Reference/Search. Enter “GRI” as the search text and select a park from OTT EN the unit list. CANY N Jn O CR YS TAL SPRING N CANYO