Category:San Rafael Swell

English: The San Rafael Swell is a large geologic and geographic formation in south-central Utah,

It is part of the physiographic Canyon Lands Section of the Colorado Plateau Province.
The San Rafael Swell is noted for sheer canyons and dramatic sandstone formations. It also contains a large amount of exposed fossilized dinosaur remains.
The area was difficult to access until the mid-20th century, when Interstate 70 was built into/through region.

Subcategories

This category has the following 14 subcategories, out of 14 total.

A

► Aliciella tenuis‎ (1 F)

B

► Buckhorn Draw Pictograph Panel‎ (36 F)

C

► Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry‎ (4 F)

D

► Devil's Canyon Overlook (Interstate 70)‎ (10 F)

E

► Emery County Route 332 (Buckhorn Draw Road)‎ (1 C, 20 F)

G

► Goblin Valley State Park‎ (1 C, 1 P, 73 F)

L

► Little Wild Horse Canyon‎ (13 F)

R

► Robbers Roost, Utah‎ (2 F)

S

► San Rafael Desert‎ (11 C, 14 F)
► San Rafael Reef‎ (29 F)
► San Rafael River‎ (2 C, 31 F)
► San Rafael Swinging Bridge‎ (5 F)

T

► Temple Mountain (Utah)‎ (2 F)

W

► Wedge Overlook‎ (1 C, 28 F)

Media in category "San Rafael Swell"

The following 131 files are in this category, out of 131 total.

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A260, San Rafael Swell, Little Grand Canyon, Utah, USA, 2008.JPG 500 × 333; 179 KB
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Assembly Hall Peak (4055580727).jpg 1,600 × 1,067; 460 KB
Badlands Rain, San Rafael Swell, UT 8-07 (14946782791).jpg 2,450 × 1,682; 1.29 MB
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Bowknot Bend on the Green River UT.jpg 4,368 × 2,912; 10.68 MB
Bridge over Eagle Canyon on Interstate 70 inside the San Rafael Swell.jpg 3,008 × 2,000; 2.34 MB
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Check Brakes, San Rafael Swell, UT 7-13 (32209906724).jpg 1,812 × 1,054; 951 KB
Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry entrance.jpg 725 × 523; 57 KB
Climbing to San Rafeal Swell, UT 7-13 (15407540857).jpg 2,450 × 1,421; 1.29 MB
Colorful Utah, San Rafeal Swell 7-13 (15099657593).jpg 2,450 × 1,588; 1.43 MB
Cottonwood (4052921275).jpg 1,600 × 1,067; 798 KB
Cottonwood Tree in Buckhorn Wash (4055578475).jpg 1,600 × 1,067; 798 KB
Cycle Touring in San Rafael Desert (911543846).jpg 900 × 352; 58 KB
Denver and Rio Grande Lime Kiln.jpeg 2,560 × 1,920; 1.1 MB
Desert Red and Valley Green, UT 8-06 (15380137591).jpg 2,142 × 1,562; 747 KB
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Entrada Sandstone Boulders, San Rafael Swell in distance (4058947348).jpg 1,600 × 1,067; 542 KB
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Exiting San Rafael Swell, Green River, UT 7-13 (15192162535).jpg 2,450 × 2,099; 2.32 MB
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Gypsum in Carmel Formation sandstone at the Wedge (4055576479).jpg 1,600 × 1,067; 639 KB
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I-70 overlook.JPG 6,722 × 1,682; 2.81 MB
I70 at San Rafael swell-Green River.jpg 2,946 × 1,966; 2 MB
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Mesa in the Grand Canyon of the San Rafael (4055576965).jpg 1,600 × 1,067; 939 KB
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Milky Way view in the San Rafael Desert - 15 May 2012.jpg 4,912 × 3,264; 3.41 MB
More i-70 east - panoramio.jpg 1,600 × 782; 319 KB
Muddy Creek crossing the SR Swell.jpg 2,912 × 3,640; 10.48 MB
My Public Lands Roadtrip- Muddy Creek Chute in Utah (19535871033).jpg 1,836 × 2,210; 3.19 MB
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My Public Lands Roadtrip- Muddy Creek Chute in Utah (20156858065).jpg 3,000 × 4,496; 6.8 MB
Navajo Sandstone in Buckhorn Wash (4056320428).jpg 1,600 × 1,200; 468 KB
Navajo Sandstone of the Wedge, with Cedar Mountain in distance (4055575657).jpg 1,067 × 1,600; 779 KB
On the Level, San Rafael Swell, UT 2007 (23553636291).jpg 2,000 × 1,262; 1,007 KB
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Rain in the Badlands, UT 8-06 (27471544281).jpg 2,800 × 1,904; 1.52 MB
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Storm Over Badlands, UT 7-13 (15864046220).jpg 2,450 × 1,760; 1.36 MB
Storm over Utah Badlands, I-70 8-12 (14944583450).jpg 2,450 × 1,600; 1.84 MB
Swasey Cabin, Head of Sinbad in Distance (4056325288).jpg 1,067 × 1,600; 516 KB
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Tipsy Utah, San Rafael Swell 8-07 (25081485511).jpg 2,000 × 1,296; 1.11 MB
Too Pretty to Call it Bad, Utah Badlands, San Rafael Swell 8-12 (24991236083).jpg 2,800 × 2,165; 2.13 MB
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Urah, Richfield, Storm Clouds over Wasatch 8-31-12 (8307969354).jpg 1,800 × 1,134; 318 KB
USA 10462 Somewhere in Utah Luca Galuzzi 2007.jpg 2,000 × 1,333; 2.88 MB
Utah - North America - Goblin Valley State Park - Lizard (4892902910).jpg 4,288 × 2,848; 8.06 MB
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Utah - Sign - Stay On Designated Path - Desert (4892177141).jpg 4,288 × 2,848; 10.01 MB
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West I-70 through Utah approaching the San Rafael Reef.jpg 1,600 × 1,200; 297 KB

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