Canyonlands National Park Mesa Verde Group
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Canyonlands National Park Mesa Verde Group

This layer does not occur in Canyonlands.

Deposited

Late Cretaceous (64 to 144 million years ago)

Depositional Environment

Lagoons, bays, other near-shore regimes.

Appearance

Cliff forming, gray-brown layered sandstones.

Notes

The Mesa Verde Group contains bituminous coal which is mined around Price, UT.

Example

Book Cliffs north of I-70 between Grand Junction, CO and Green River, UT.

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Currently Viewing Canyonlands National Park Mesa Verde Group
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Activities
Air Quality
Amphibians
Animals
Backcountry Regulations
Backpacking Needles
Backpacking
Bighorn Sheep
Biking
Birds
Boating
Cactus
Camping
Cataract Canyon Boating
Cheatgrass
Climbing
Crust
Cultural History
Culture
Desert Varnish
Disturbed Lands
Endangered Fish
Environmental Factors
European Exploration
Fish
Flat Water Trips
Food Handling
For Kids
Formations
Geology
Grabens
Grasses
Guided Trips
Highlights
Hiking Murphy Trail
Hiking
Horseback Riding
Horseshoe Canyon
Canyonlands NPS info
Island in the Sky District
Island in the Sky
Lichens
Long Hikes Needles
Long Hikes
Mammals
Maze 4WD Roads
Maze
Mesa Verde Group
Mining and Ranching
Mosses
Mountains
Natural Features
Nature and Science
Nearby Attractions
Needles 4WD Roads
Needles Geology
Needles Suggestions
Night Sky Team
Night Sky
Noise
Nonnative Species
On the Edge
Owls
Park Regulations
Permits
Pets
Pools
Reptiles
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Upheaval Dome
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White Rim Road
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