San Rafael Reef

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San Rafael Reef is a dramatic, jagged sandstone escarpment in central Utah known for its steep cliffs, slot canyons, and striking geologic formations along the eastern edge of the San Rafael Swell.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf escarpment ⓘ
geologic formation ⓘ
contains Bell Canyon ⓘ
Chute Canyon ⓘ
Crack Canyon ⓘ
Little Wild Horse Canyon ⓘ
Wild Horse Canyon ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
drainage tributaries of the San Rafael River ⓘ
erosionProcess water erosion ⓘ
wind erosion ⓘ
formedBy Laramide orogeny-related uplift and folding ⓘ
forms eastern edge of the San Rafael Swell ⓘ
geologicAge Jurassic ⓘ
Mesozoic ⓘ
linked to: Mesozoic Era
geologicalComposition sandstone ⓘ
hasAccessPoint San Rafael Reef exit on Interstate 70 ⓘ
Temple Mountain Road ⓘ
hasGeologicalFeature erosional landforms ⓘ
monocline ⓘ
tilted rock layers ⓘ
hasLandform arches ⓘ
buttes ⓘ
canyons ⓘ
fins ⓘ
mesas ⓘ
hasOrientation north-south trending ⓘ
hasViewOf San Rafael Swell ⓘ
locatedIn Emery County, Utah ⓘ
Utah ⓘ
central Utah ⓘ
near Interstate 70 in Utah ⓘ
linked to: Interstate 70
notableFor dramatic scenery ⓘ
jagged ridges ⓘ
slot canyons ⓘ
steep cliffs ⓘ
striking geologic formations ⓘ
partOf San Rafael Swell ⓘ
protectedBy Bureau of Land Management ⓘ
rockType Kayenta Formation ⓘ
Navajo Sandstone ⓘ
Wingate Sandstone ⓘ
usedFor backpacking ⓘ
canyoneering ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
photography ⓘ
rock climbing ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

San Rafael Swell → contains → San Rafael Reef ⓘ
Chute Canyon → partOf → San Rafael Reef area ⓘ
linked to: San Rafael Reef
Temple Mountain area → nearbyProtectedArea → San Rafael Reef ⓘ
San Rafael River → crosses → San Rafael Reef ⓘ
San Rafael River → protectedAreaNearby → San Rafael Reef Wilderness Study Areas ⓘ
linked to: San Rafael Reef
Goblin Valley State Park → hasView → San Rafael Reef ⓘ