🏔️ San Rafael Swell

United States · Americas · 38.81°N, 110.86°W

The San Rafael Swell is a large geologic feature located in south-central Utah, United States about 16 miles (26 km) west of Green River. Measuring approximately 75 by 40 miles, the swell consists of a giant dome-shaped anticline of sandstone, shale, and limestone that was pushed up during the Paleocene Laramide Orogeny 40–60 million years ago. Since that time, infrequent but powerful flash floods have eroded the sedimentary rocks into numerous valleys, canyons, gorges, mesas, buttes, and badlands.

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Quick facts

Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	38.81°N, 110.86°W · view on map

San Rafael Swell is located in United States, in Americas.

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