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Three times in the last 1.5 million years lava has flowed down Snow Canyon, stopping erosion of the covered sandstone and forcing runoff to move westward to carve a new canyon. The dark bluffs to the east mark the oldest flow at 1.5 million years. Below that, lava flows originating from the north swept in around 1 million years ago. The newest flows occurred only 10-20 thousand years ago and blanket the middle of the canyon.
Our vantage point is a mound of sandstone named Galoot. Just a few feet away, Galoot is covered in Moquie Marbles, small (and sometimes large) natural sandstone marbles formed by iron deposits left by water. The iron came from, among other places, the now white sandstone to the north.
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Utah is a state located in the westcentral region of the United States of America. Utah is the 13th largest state by area, ranks 34th by population and 10th by population density of the 50 United States. Utah was the 45th state to be admitted into the Union, on January 4, 1896. Utah is landlocked, being bordered by the states of Idaho to the north, Wyoming to the northeast, Nevada on the west, Colorado on the east and Arizona to the south. Utah is very mountainous and is a popular outing destination of the outdoorsman. The state population is about 2.82M with 95% being Caucasian, 2.4% Asian, 1.7% Native American and 1.3% Black. The state capital and largest city is Salt Lake City.Source: wikipedia
