Navajo Sandstone canyon

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Navajo Sandstone canyon is a steep-walled, pale reddish-orange sandstone gorge characteristic of the Colorado Plateau, best known for its sheer cliffs, cross-bedded rock formations, and scenic slot canyons.

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Navajo Sandstone canyon canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canyon ⓘ
geological landform ⓘ
composedOf Navajo Sandstone ⓘ
formedBy flash floods ⓘ
fluvial erosion ⓘ
foundInRegion Arizona ⓘ
Colorado ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ
Utah ⓘ
geologicAge Jurassic ⓘ
hasCharacteristic cross-bedded rock formations ⓘ
pale reddish-orange color ⓘ
sheer cliffs ⓘ
slot canyons ⓘ
steep walls ⓘ
hasCliffHeight high vertical relief ⓘ
hasClimateSetting semi-arid ⓘ
hasColor orange ⓘ
pale red ⓘ
hasDrainagePattern ephemeral streams ⓘ
hasErosionalProcess chemical weathering ⓘ
mechanical weathering ⓘ
hasFeature narrow passages ⓘ
overhanging walls ⓘ
smoothly sculpted rock surfaces ⓘ
vertical rock faces ⓘ
hasGeomorphicProcess downcutting ⓘ
headward erosion ⓘ
hasOrigin eolian dune sandstone ⓘ
hasPermeability high permeability ⓘ
hasPorosity high porosity ⓘ
hasRisk flash flood hazard ⓘ
hasRockType sandstone ⓘ
hasScenicAttribute light-and-shadow effects on rock walls ⓘ
narrow slot passages ⓘ
hasScientificInterest geomorphology ⓘ
sedimentology ⓘ
hasSedimentaryStructure foreset beds ⓘ
large-scale cross-bedding ⓘ
hasStratigraphicUnit Navajo Sandstone ⓘ
hasTexture fine-grained sandstone ⓘ
hasTourismValue scenic landscape ⓘ
locatedIn Colorado Plateau ⓘ
partOf Colorado Plateau canyon systems ⓘ
linked to: Colorado Plateau
supportsActivity canyoneering ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
photography ⓘ
typicalOf Colorado Plateau geomorphology ⓘ

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North Fork of the Virgin River → geology → Navajo Sandstone canyon ⓘ