Waterpocket Fold monocline

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The Waterpocket Fold monocline is a dramatic, nearly 100-mile-long wrinkle in the Earth's crust that forms the defining geologic backbone of Capitol Reef National Park in Utah.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic structure
landform
monocline
alsoKnownAs Capitol Reef monocline
Waterpocket Fold
associatedWith Laramide basement-involved faulting
contains arches
cliffs
domes
slot canyons
waterpockets
country United States
definingFeatureOf Capitol Reef National Park
dominantStructuralStyle monoclinal flexure
exposes Mesozoic rock layers
Paleozoic rock layers
extendsFrom Thousand Lake Mountain area
extendsTo Lake Powell area
formationProcess flexure of rock layers over a buried fault
formedDuring Late Cretaceous to early Paleogene
forms geologic backbone of Capitol Reef National Park
geologicAge Laramide orogeny
hasRelief dramatic
influences drainage patterns in Capitol Reef National Park
local topography
length nearly 100 miles
locatedIn Capitol Reef National Park
Garfield County, Utah
United States
Utah
Wayne County, Utah
majorComponentOf Capitol Reef physiographic province
managedBy U.S. National Park Service
maximumVerticalDisplacement approximately 7,000 feet
namedFor numerous waterpockets (potholes) in sandstone
orientation north-south
partOf Colorado Plateau
primaryRockTypes sedimentary rocks
region south-central Utah
significance classic example of a large monocline on the Colorado Plateau
state Utah
studiedBy geologists
typeLocalityFor large Laramide monocline on the Colorado Plateau
visibleFrom Highway 24 in Capitol Reef National Park
Scenic Drive in Capitol Reef National Park
withinProtectedArea Capitol Reef National Park

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Capitol Reef National Park knownFor Waterpocket Fold monocline