The geology of the park is the consequence of deposition, uplift and erosion. Island in the Sky is a mesa overlooking the Green River to the west and the Colorado River to the east, and separated from
Shafer Canyon Overlook, Canyonlands.
Stratigraphy of Canyonlands area - USGS
White Rim Sandstone overlaying Organ Rock Shale, Canyonlands, Utah.
The Permian through Jurassic stratigraphy of the Colorado Plateau area of southeastern Utah that makes up much of the famous prominent rock formations in protected areas such as Capitol Reef National Park and Canyonlands National Park. From top to bottom: Rounded tan domes of the Navajo Sandstone, layered red Kayenta Formation, cliff-forming, vertically jointed, red Wingate Sandstone, slope-forming, purplish Chinle Formation, layered, lighter-red
Paradox Formation
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In geology, the Paradox Formation Is a Pennsylvanian age formation which consists of abundant evaporites with lesser interbedded shale, sandstone, and limestone. The evaporites are largely composed of
Honaker Trail Formation over the shelf facies of the Paradox Formation in the San Juan River canyon
