Wingate Sandstone
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The Wingate Sandstone is a geologic formation in the Glen Canyon Group of the Colorado Plateau province of the United States which crops out in northern Arizona, northwest Colorado, Nevada, and Utah.
Wingate Sandstone cliffs in the San Rafael Swell, Utah
Hoodoo within the Chinle Formation, west of Moab, Utah, along the Hurrah Pass backroad. Ridge in background is part of the Wingate Sandstone.
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
Navajo Sandstone
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The Navajo Sandstone is a geological formation in the Glen Canyon Group that is spread across the U.S. states of southern Nevada, northern Arizona, northwest Colorado, and Utah as part of the Colorado
A prominent cuesta of Navajo Sandstone rims the edge of the San Rafael Swell in eastern Utah
The Great White Throne in Zion National Park is an example of white Navajo Sandstone
Stevens Arch, near the mouth of Coyote Gulch in the Canyons of the Escalante, is formed from a layer of Navajo Sandstone. The opening is 220 feet (67 m) wide and 160 feet (49 m) high.