Waterpocket Fold monocline
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The Waterpocket Fold monocline is a dramatic, nearly 100-mile-long wrinkle in the Earth's crust that forms the defining geologic backbone of Capitol Reef National Park in Utah.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic structure
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landform ⓘ monocline ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Capitol Reef monocline
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waterpocket Fold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Laramide basement-involved faulting ⓘ |
| contains |
arches
ⓘ
cliffs ⓘ domes ⓘ slot canyons ⓘ waterpockets ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| definingFeatureOf | Capitol Reef National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominantStructuralStyle | monoclinal flexure ⓘ |
| exposes |
Mesozoic rock layers
ⓘ
Paleozoic rock layers ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | Thousand Lake Mountain area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsTo | Lake Powell area ⓘ |
| formationProcess | flexure of rock layers over a buried fault ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Late Cretaceous to early Paleogene ⓘ |
| forms | geologic backbone of Capitol Reef National Park ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Laramide orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelief | dramatic ⓘ |
| influences |
drainage patterns in Capitol Reef National Park
ⓘ
local topography ⓘ |
| length | nearly 100 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Capitol Reef National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Garfield County, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Utah ⓘ Wayne County, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorComponentOf | Capitol Reef physiographic province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| maximumVerticalDisplacement | approximately 7,000 feet ⓘ |
| namedFor | numerous waterpockets (potholes) in sandstone ⓘ |
| orientation | north-south ⓘ |
| partOf | Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRockTypes | sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| region | south-central Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | classic example of a large monocline on the Colorado Plateau ⓘ |
| state | Utah ⓘ |
| studiedBy | geologists ⓘ |
| typeLocalityFor | large Laramide monocline on the Colorado Plateau ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
Highway 24 in Capitol Reef National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scenic Drive in Capitol Reef National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| withinProtectedArea | Capitol Reef National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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