Arizona geology

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Discover 17 stunning natural and man-made wonders in the USA, from Okefenokee Swamp to Mount Rainier. Plan your next adventure with these breathtaking destinations.

Grass Canyon, Ajo Mountains, Organ Pipe National Monument, Arizona 32° 06’46”N 112° 43’46”W

Painted Desert, section of the high plateau in north-central and northeast-central Arizona, U.S. The Painted Desert extends from the Grand Canyon in a southeasterly direction along the north side of the Little Colorado River to Holbrook. It is approximately 150 miles (240 km) long and 15 to 50 miles (25 to 80 km) wide and covers an area of some 7,500 square miles (19,400 square km). The name was first used in 1858 by a government explorer, Lieutenant Joseph C. Ives, to describe the area’s…

Canyons are fascinating places. The result of thousands, if not millions of years of erosion processes, canyons are usually formed by rivers cutting away rock slowly, resulting in a steep valley surrounded by sharp rock faces. Because canyons have a lot of elevation changes, combined with their locations in

Monument valley in Utah USA