Geological Oddities in Utah

Discover this sandstone alcove, a geologic wonder in southern Utah, that continues to slowly shape shift.

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

This hidden gem along the Utah-Arizona border is truly worth the rugged journey.

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

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 geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.

Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

This lava formation earned its whimsical name from the log-like formation of it stones.