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Devils Garden (Garfield County, Utah)

Hoodoos and Rock Pillars

Devils Garden is a 640 acre area of hoodoos, natural arches and other sandstone formations in Garfield County, Utah, about 17 miles southeast of Escalante, at an elevation of 5,243 feet. Its features, including the slender caprock Metate Arch and the nearby Mano Arch, are carved from Entrada Sandstone dating to the Middle Jurassic period, between 174 and 166 million years ago. The arches and hoodoos continue to be shaped by weathering and erosion, as harder caprock resists processes such as frost action, chemical weathering from rainfall and wind abrasion better than the softer rock beneath it.

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Classification
Protected Status
Locally or Regionally Protected 1
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Associated With

Jurassic, Eras
Source Devils Garden (Garfield County, Utah) (Wikipedia)
Sandstone, Materials
Source Devils Garden (Garfield County, Utah) (Wikipedia)

Caused By

Erosion, Processes
Source Devils Garden (Garfield County, Utah) (Wikipedia)
Weathering, Processes
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In Discipline

Geomorphology, Disciplines
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United States

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1. Devils Garden (Garfield County, Utah) (Wikipedia)
  • Wikipedia article lead, protection designation
    The Devils Garden in Garfield County, Utah, United States, is a protected area featuring hoodoos, natural arches and other sandstone formations. The area is a
  • Associated With: Jurassic, Lead paragraph
    These natural processes have been shaping sandstone layers formed more than 166 million years ago during the Jurassic period's Middle epoch.
  • Associated With: Jurassic, Lead, age Jurassic
    These natural processes have been shaping sandstone layers formed more than 166 million years ago during the Jurassic period's Middle epoch.
  • Associated With: Sandstone, Lead, rock Sandstone
    These natural processes have been shaping sandstone layers formed more than 166 million years ago during the Jurassic period's Middle epoch.
  • Caused By: Weathering, Lead, process Weathering
    The formations in the Devils Garden were created, and continue to be shaped, by various weathering and erosional processes.
  • Caused By: Erosion, Lead, process Erosion
    The formations in the Devils Garden were created, and continue to be shaped, by various weathering and erosional processes.
  • In Discipline: Geomorphology, Lead paragraph
    The Devils Garden in Garfield County, Utah, United States, is a protected area featuring hoodoos, natural arches and other sandstone formations.
  • In Group: Hoodoos and Earth Pillars, Lead sentence
    The Devils Garden in Garfield County, Utah, United States, is a protected area featuring hoodoos, natural arches and other sandstone formations.
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