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Bureau of Land Management. The Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area in Clark County, Nevada, United States, is an area managed by the Bureau of Land Management as part of its National Landscape Conservation System, and protected as a National Conservation Area. It is about 15 miles (24 km) west of Las Vegas.
Red Rock Canyon State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of California which features scenic desert cliffs, buttes and spectacular rock formations. The park consists of approximately 27,000 acres (110 km 2) within the Mojave Sector of the Tehachapi District of the California State Park System, and is located along State Highway 14 in Kern County, about 80 miles (129 km) east of Bakersfield ...
The formation is the most prominent layer of the red rocks of the Sedona area due the presence of hematite – iron-oxide, frankly, rust – giving the sandstone a red color. The Schnebly Hill Sandstone formation comprises three sections: the Bell Rock member, the Fort Apache member, and; the Sycamore Pass member. [7]
The stakes are high, not just at the tables on the Las Vegas Strip, but just a short drive away at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. "If we don't do something, we're going to be looking ...
Red Rock Canyon Open Space is a 1,474-acre (2.3 sq mi; 6.0 km 2) city park in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is situated on the west side of the city, adjacent to Manitou Springs and south of U.S. Route 24. The park consists of a series of parallel ridges (called "hogbacks") and eroded canyons.
Spider Rock Pinnacle Balanced Rock The West and East Mitten Buttes Window Rock. Antelope Canyon; Canyon de Chelly National Monument. Spider Rock; Capitol Butte; Cathedral Rock, Red Rock State Park, Sedona; Cathedral Rock (Coconino County, Arizona) Chaistla Butte; Chiricahua National Monument. Big Balanced Rock; Duck on a Rock; Mushroom Rock ...
Red beds of the Permo-Triassic Spearfish Formation surround Devils Tower National Monument. Red beds (or redbeds) are sedimentary rocks, typically consisting of sandstone, siltstone, and shale, that are predominantly red in color due to the presence of ferric oxides. Frequently, these red-colored sedimentary strata locally contain thin beds of ...
The Buttermilks, or Buttermilk Country, is a well-known bouldering destination near Bishop, California. It comprises the western edge of the Owens Valley, in the eastern foothills of the Sierra Nevada. [2] Buttermilk Country is renowned for its large "highball" boulders, made of quartz monzonite. [3] The boulders in the Buttermilks are glacial ...