Layered red-orange sandstone formation with trees and shrubs along the Zion–Mount Carmel Highway in Zion National Park, Utah.

Layered Red Rock Formation on the Zion–Mount Carmel Highway

This landscape photograph shows a prominent layered sandstone formation surrounded by trees, shrubs, and sandy ground along the Zion–Mount Carmel Highway in Zion National Park, Utah.
Layered red-orange sandstone, trees, and shrubs along the Zion–Mount Carmel Highway in Zion National Park, Utah.
Layered red sandstone formation along the Zion–Mount Carmel Highway in Zion National Park, Utah.
08.10.2010 · Zion–Mount Carmel Highway, Washington County, Utah, United States
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A large layered sandstone formation rises above trees, shrubs, and sandy ground along the Zion–Mount Carmel Highway in Zion National Park, Utah. Soft daylight reveals the rock’s curved strata and red-orange, rust, pink, and tan tones.

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The image presents a ground-level view of a rounded red-orange sandstone outcrop with pronounced horizontal and curved strata. Trees, leafy shrubs, a silvery-gray foreground bush, and sandy ground frame the formation, while soft daylight brings out its rust, pink, tan, and weathered rock tones. Captured in autumn, the photograph records the east side of Zion National Park along the Zion–Mount Carmel Highway.

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It shows a layered red-orange sandstone formation surrounded by trees, shrubs, and sandy ground.

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The image was captured along the Zion–Mount Carmel Highway in Zion National Park, Utah.

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The supplied capture date is October 8, 2010.

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