Rock Formations in Utah

This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.

This magnificent natural sandstone bridge is one of the largest in the world and is an iconic symbol for Lake Powell.

The damming of the Colorado River buried an iconic geologic formation before record-breaking drought brought it back.

A crack flared at the base provides a pathway completely through a sandstone ridge near Moab.

These tall, red sandstone pinnacles outside Moab are often forgotten amid their more famous neighbors.

Erosion and various mineral deposits give this striking canyon its distinct color and soft appearance.

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

An Ancestral Puebloan ruin that appears to burst into flames in the sunlight.

A dazzling display of red rocks weathered into spires and hoodoos.

This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.

Local lore holds that Butch Cassidy took an escape route through Red Canyon's sandstone hoodoos after an attempted murder.

Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."

This raised bulls-eye visible from space was the subject of an intense geologic controversy.