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Cedar Breaks, Utah, USA

Cedar Breaks, Utah, USA
A west-facing scarp on the crest above Cedar City, Utah. It's eroded into the same orange-and-white weathering Wasatch Formation as is Bryce Canyon, so the resemblance is not accidental! Traditionally, a "break" or "breaks" was a steep scarp or ridge--that is, a "break" in the land surface. The usage is now pretty much archaic except for place names. The "cedar" is in fact juniper, a traditional name in the US west.

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 slgwv
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Thanks! There are lots of mini-Bryces in the general area where the Wasatch is exposed on a crest. We took the back way from Navajo Lake down to UT 9 (on the Navajo Lake-North Fork rd, IIRC), and we saw a number of such occurrences. Here's one example:
www.ipernity.com/doc/289859/23556713/in/album/452723
And check out the crest on the far skyline:
www.ipernity.com/doc/289859/23556821/in/album/452723
This is looking back north from the area of the North Fork of the Virgin, where it's starting to drop into Zion.

These places would be state or at least county parks anywhere else! ;)
11 years ago.
 RHH
RHH club
Much higher elevation than I would have guessed.
10 years ago.
 slgwv
slgwv club
Thanks!
10 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
So beautiful !

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10 years ago.
 slgwv
slgwv club
Thanks, everyone!
10 years ago.

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