the Monitor and Merrimac Buttes Viewpoint is part of Utah .

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Monitor & Merrimac Buttes
Made by claustral
My first morning in the desert barely qualified since a very late start got me to the first feature in Canyonlands at quarter to noon. Almost as perfectly out of the Golden Hour as you can get. Still, lemons and lemonade... It was a very hot day (33C) and I did a walk a little later that I thought would be my last due to poor preparation. But that's another photo!


Dead Horse Point SP - Utah_2728a
Made by MathTeacherGuy
La Sal Mountains, seen across the high desert from Dead Horse Point State Park. The story goes that the Spanish explorer who named the mountains did not believe that snow and ice could exist in this arid climate late in the summer, so the mountains (he thought) must be covered in salt (la sal in Spanish).


Deformed Navajo Sandstone
Made by zeesstof
Deformation in eolian sandstones (wind blown) like this is an indication of a high water table and rapid burial under the overlying dune. This overpressures the water in the lower sandtone and it escapes via the path of least resistance (usually upwards) deforming the structure as it goes.


Monitor and Merrimac Buttes
Made by Scott (Smiley)
For those of you who remember your Civil War history, these buttes are named after the ships that had the first ironclad battle in Chesapeake Bay.


Monitor Mesa
Made by sbisson
Winter views and landscapes in Canyonlands National Park, high on the Island In The Sky. Canyonlands, Utah January 2009


Dead Horse Point SP - Utah_2725a
Made by MathTeacherGuy
Just one of many perfectly formed red bluffs and mesas in this area. The geological layers are readily apparent.


view from the road to the islands in the sky...
Made by asim choudhri
as seen from a roadside vista on the road to the islands in the sky district of canyonlands national park...


Charlotte and me at the Monitor and Merrimac
Made by Bassomatic
These two buttes are named for their resemblance to the Civil War ironclads.


Storm Brewing over the Monitor
Made by mcmillend
Monitor & Merrimac viewing area, near Canyonlands National Park, Utah


Merrimack and the Monitor
Made by otaku
The buttes Merrimack and Monitor, named after the Civil War ships.


Dead Horse Point SP - Utah_2724a
Made by MathTeacherGuy
The shapes (upper right) evoke the image of two wolves howling.


The faithful Jetta
Made by Bassomatic
We spent a lot of time in the Jetta during the weekend.


Monitor and Merrimac
Made by cirrus2000
Monitor and Merrimac Buttes, northwest of Moab, Utah.


Heather Points
Made by otaku
Heather helps us find the buttes.


Viewpoint on the way to Canyonlands National Park (2010)
Made by jpaton1963
38°38'44.83 N 109°44'10.34 W


Viewpoint on the way to Canyonlands National Park (2010)
Made by jpaton1963
38°38'46.16 N 109°44'9.72 W


Merrimac and Monitor Buttes
Made by msinykin
Merrimac and Monitor Buttes


Blooming Desert
Made by Silus Grok
Anyone know what this is?


Desert Tree
Made by zeesstof
A juniper I think....


USA Herbst 2010
Made by kokopelli61
Canyonlands NP