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Wingate Sandstone is an Early Jurassic
Jurassic

The Jurassic is a geologic period that extends from about annum to  Ma, that is, from the end of the Triassic to the beginning of the Cretaceous....
 geologic formation in the Glen Canyon Group
Glen Canyon Group

The Glen Canyon Group is a geologic group of formation s that is spread across the U.S. states of Nevada, Utah, northern Arizona, north west New Mexico and western Colorado....
 that is spread across the Colorado Plateau
Colorado Plateau

The Colorado Plateau, also called the Colorado Plateau Province, is a United States physiographic region of the Intermontane Plateaus, roughly centered on the Four Corners region of the southwestern United States....
 province of the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, including northern Arizona
Arizona

The State of Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona....
, northwest Colorado
Colorado

The State of Colorado is a U.S. state located in the Mountain States of the United States of America. Colorado may also be considered to be a part of the Western United States and Southwestern United States regions of the United States....
, Nevada
Nevada

Nevada is a U.S. state located in the Western United States of the United States of America. The capital is Carson City and the largest city is Las Vegas, Nevada....
, and Utah
Utah

The State of Utah is a western United States U.S. state of the United States. It was the List of U.S. states by date of statehood admitted to the United States on January 4, 1896....
. This rock formation is particularly prominent in southeastern Utah, where it forms attractions in a number of national parks and monuments.






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Wingate Sandstone is an Early Jurassic
Jurassic

The Jurassic is a geologic period that extends from about annum to  Ma, that is, from the end of the Triassic to the beginning of the Cretaceous....
 geologic formation in the Glen Canyon Group
Glen Canyon Group

The Glen Canyon Group is a geologic group of formation s that is spread across the U.S. states of Nevada, Utah, northern Arizona, north west New Mexico and western Colorado....
 that is spread across the Colorado Plateau
Colorado Plateau

The Colorado Plateau, also called the Colorado Plateau Province, is a United States physiographic region of the Intermontane Plateaus, roughly centered on the Four Corners region of the southwestern United States....
 province of the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, including northern Arizona
Arizona

The State of Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona....
, northwest Colorado
Colorado

The State of Colorado is a U.S. state located in the Mountain States of the United States of America. Colorado may also be considered to be a part of the Western United States and Southwestern United States regions of the United States....
, Nevada
Nevada

Nevada is a U.S. state located in the Western United States of the United States of America. The capital is Carson City and the largest city is Las Vegas, Nevada....
, and Utah
Utah

The State of Utah is a western United States U.S. state of the United States. It was the List of U.S. states by date of statehood admitted to the United States on January 4, 1896....
. This rock formation is particularly prominent in southeastern Utah, where it forms attractions in a number of national parks and monuments. These include Capitol Reef National Park
Capitol Reef National Park

Capitol Reef National Park is a United States National Park, in south-central Utah. It is 100 miles long but fairly narrow. The park, established in 1971, preserves 378 mi? and is open all year, although May through September are the most popular months....
, the San Rafael Swell
San Rafael Swell

The San Rafael Swell is a large geology feature located in south-central Utah, United States about 30 miles west of Green River, Utah. The San Rafael Swell, approximately by , consists of a giant dome-shaped anticline of sandstone, shale, and limestone that was pushed up millions of years ago....
, and Canyonlands National Park
Canyonlands National Park

Canyonlands National Park is located in the United States of Utah, near city of Moab, Utah and preserves a colorful landscape eroded into countless canyons, mesas and buttes by the Colorado River and its tributaries....
. Wingate sandstone frequently appears just below the Kayenta Formation
Kayenta Formation

The Kayenta Formation is a geologic formation in the Glen Canyon Group that is spread across the Colorado Plateau province of the United States, including northern Arizona, northwest Colorado, Nevada, and Utah....
 and Navajo Sandstone
Navajo Sandstone

Navajo Sandstone is a geologic formation in the Glen Canyon Group that is spread across the U.S. states of northern Arizona, northwest Colorado, Nevada, and Utah ....
 (all three formations are in the same group). Together, these three formations can result in immense vertical cliffs of 2000 feet or more. Wingate layers are typically pale orange to red in color, the remnants of wind-born sand dunes deposited approximately 200 million years ago.

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