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Posted: 18 Feb 2014

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Cedar Breaks, Utah, USA

Cedar Breaks, Utah, USA
A west-facing scarp on the crest above Cedar City, Utah. It's eroded into the same orange-and-white weathering Wasatch Formation as is Bryce Canyon, so the resemblance is not accidental! Traditionally, a "break" or "breaks" was a steep scarp or ridge--that is, a "break" in the land surface. The usage is now pretty much archaic except for place names. The "cedar" is in fact juniper, a traditional name in the US west.

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 Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)
Don Barrett (aka DBs… club
A wonderful place, but only been there twice because if somehow ends up not quite fitting in with other explorations
10 years ago.
 slgwv
slgwv club
It's spectacular but rather limited in area. We actually were thru there to go on some of the bike trails that Brian Head runs in the summertime. You can take a trail down to Panguitch Lake and then get a shuttle back!
10 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
What a view!
10 years ago.
slgwv club has replied to Esther club
Thanks!
10 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Superb shot!

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10 years ago.
 tiabunna
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Spectacular.
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10 years ago.
 slgwv
slgwv club
Thanks, everyone!
10 years ago.
 RHH
RHH
Thought this was Bryce when I first saw it. Beautiful formations and colors and a great view.
10 years ago.
slgwv club has replied to RHH
Thanks! There are lots of mini-Bryces in the general area where the Wasatch is exposed on a crest. We took the back way from Navajo Lake down to UT 9 (on the Navajo Lake-North Fork rd, IIRC), and we saw a number of such occurrences. Here's one example:
www.ipernity.com/doc/289859/23556713/in/album/452723
And check out the crest on the far skyline:
www.ipernity.com/doc/289859/23556821/in/album/452723
This is looking back north from the area of the North Fork of the Virgin, where it's starting to drop into Zion.

These places would be state or at least county parks anywhere else! ;)
10 years ago.
 RHH
RHH
Much higher elevation than I would have guessed.
10 years ago.
 slgwv
slgwv club
Thanks!
10 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
So beautiful !

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9 years ago.
 slgwv
slgwv club
Thanks, everyone!
9 years ago.

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