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Fantasy Canyon in Uintah County, Utah

Fantasy Canyon in Uintah County is a attraction. Fantasy Canyon is also known as Devils Rock House. Fantasy Canyon is located near Fantasy Canyon Trail. Ⓦ.
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Bear And ?, Closeup, Fantasy Canyon, Utah
Differentially cemented & eroded sandstone in the Eocene of Fantasy Canyon, Utah, USA. Fantasy Canyon has the most spectacular examples of differential weathering and differential erosion I've ever seen. The rocks are quartzose sandstones that were deposited on the eastern shore of ancient Lake Uinta, which existed during the Eocene. Some wisps and ribbons of dark-colored, magnetite-rich sand are present in the sandstone. The variety of chaotic rockforms at Fantasy Canyon are quite diverse - these cannot be explained by ordinary weathering and erosion. Close examination shows that erosion has acted upon differentially cemented sandstone. The sandstone has not undergone complete lithification and diagenesis - groundwater lobes have preferentially cemented portions of the sandstone, especially immediately adjacent to joint planes. The poorly-cemented sandstone was easily eroded & the better-cemented sandstone remains. Stratigraphy: member C, Uinta Formation, Eocene Locality: Fantasy Canyon, between Red Wash & Coyote Wash, Chapita Wells Gas Field, west-northwest of the town of Bonanza & south-southeast of the town of Vernal & east of the town of Ouray, northeastern Utah, USA – James St. John, CC BY 2.0 – Wikimedia Commons

Streets nearby

Fantasy Canyon Trail
Tea Pot, Fantasy Canyon
0.1 mi
Coyote Wash Road
1.6 mi
Fidlar Road
2.2 mi
Kennedy Wash Road
3.6 mi
Glen Bench Road
3.8 mi
NBU 189
5.1 mi
Ute Tribal 31-132
5.3 mi
NBU 108
5.4 mi
NBU 323
5.5 mi
NBU 186
5.5 mi
Kennedy Wash
5.7 mi

Industrial areas nearby

Bonanza Power Plant
5.6 mi

Other nearby

Bonanza Power Plant Heliport
5.5 mi
Bonanza Substation
5.6 mi
Elevation 4839
Located in Uintah County
Country United States
Website https://www.blm.gov/visit/fantasy-canyon