Sheep Rock (Arches National Park)
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Sheep Rock is a distinctive sandstone formation in Arches National Park, Utah, known for its sheep-like profile and proximity to the Courthouse Towers area.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural landmark
ⓘ
rock formation ⓘ sandstone formation ⓘ |
| belongsTo | U.S. national parks rock formations ⓘ |
| category |
Rock formations of Arches National Park
ⓘ
Sandstone formations of the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevationUnit |
feet
ⓘ
meters ⓘ |
| formationProcess |
erosion
ⓘ
weathering ⓘ |
| geologicalFormationType | Entrada Sandstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccess | viewed from park road ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | protected as part of national park ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | resemblance to a sheep ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguageContext | English ⓘ |
| hasPhotoOpportunity | landscape photography ⓘ |
| hasShape | sheep-like profile ⓘ |
| isInProtectedEcosystem | high desert ecosystem ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive silhouette
ⓘ
sheep-like profile ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arches National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand County, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Utah ⓘ desert environment ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
| managedBy |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| mapFeatureType | landform ⓘ |
| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| near |
Courthouse Towers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Sal Mountains viewpoint (Arches National Park) NERFINISHED ⓘ Park Avenue area (Arches National Park) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheep Rock parking area (Arches National Park) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Organ (Arches National Park) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tower of Babel (Arches National Park) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Colorado Plateau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Courthouse Towers area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedArea | Arches National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
southwestern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American Southwest
|
| subjectTo | arid climate ⓘ |
| tourism |
popular photo subject
ⓘ
roadside viewpoint feature ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Arches Scenic Drive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| within | Arches National Park entrance area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.