Wednesday, May 8, 2019

A U-Shaped Canyon


Rock Canyon is along the Wasatch Front on the east side of Provo, Utah. This view, looking west towards the valley, shows the classic glaciated u-shaped mouth of the canyon. There is just one thing about the canyon that contradicts this assessment. The canyon itself demonstrates the classic stream-cut steep cliffs belying its glaciated past. But the reality of the canyon is that it did indeed have glaciers. The canyon ends in two large glacial cirques.

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