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Title
Fountain Formation
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Jon Burch Photography
Medium
Photograph - Digital Capture & Enhancement
Description
Roxborough State Park is a state park in Colorado and is known for it's dramatic red sandstone formations. The park is located in Douglas County 20 miles south of Denver, Colorado.
In 1980, the area was recognized as a National Natural Landmark because of the number of ecological systems and geological formations. It is also a State Historic Site and National Cultural District because of the number of archaeological sites.
Roxborough State Park is a designated Colorado Natural Area and National Natural Landmark for its 300-million-year-old red sandstone Fountain Formations that tilt at a 60 degree angle. The park includes great examples of exposed Precambrian to Late Mesozoic hogback, monolithic and spire formations from the Permian, Pennsylvanian and Cretaceous age. Carpenter Peak's exposed monzonite is from the Precambrian era.
Image copyright 2019 Jon Burch Photography
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August 18th, 2019
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