Geology and geography of the Henry Mountains region, Utah
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- More information: National Geologic Map Database Index Page (html)
- Document: Report (87.06 MB pdf)
- Plates:
- Plate 1 (9.75 MB pdf) Geologic map of the Henry Mountains region, Utah
- Plate 2 (1.87 MB pdf) Diagrammatic view of the Henry Mountains region
- Plate 3 (1.62 MB pdf) Sketch map showing vegetation types and variation in precipitation in the Henry Mountains region
- Plate 4 (1.22 MB pdf) Stratigraphic sections of the Morrison formation
- Plate 5 (4.92 MB pdf) Structure map of the Henry Mountains region, Utah
- Plate 6 (1.33 MB pdf) Structure map of southeastern Utah
- Plate 7 (8.06 MB pdf) Geologic map of Mount Ellen and Mount Pennell
- Plate 8 (1.35 MB pdf) Fence diagram of intrusions on Mount Ellen
- Plate 9 (839 KB pdf) Ground plan of intrusions on Mount Ellen and Mount Pennell showing positions of cross sections
- Plate 10 (518 KB pdf) Isometric fence diagram of the Nazer Canyon, Horseshoe Ridge, and Bull Creek laccoliths and Bull Mountain bysmalith
- Plate 11 (1.35 MB pdf) Fence diagrams of intrusions on Mount Pennell
- Plate 12 (3.40 MB pdf) Geologic map of Mount Hillers
- Plate 13 (1.60 MB pdf) Fence diagram of intrusions on Mount Hillers
- Plate 14 (393 KB pdf) Ground plan of intrusions on Mount Hillers showing position of cross sections
- Plate 15 (1.35 MB pdf) Geologic map of Mount Holmes and Mount Ellsworth
- Plate 16 (953 KB pdf) Fence diagram of intrusions on Mount Holmes and Mount Ellsworth
- Plate 17 (6.14 MB pdf) Topographic map of the Henry Mountains region, Utah
- Plate 18 (6.87 MB pdf) Physiographic map of the Henry Mountains region, Utah
- Plate 19 (622 KB pdf) Diagrammatic views and sketch maps illustrating drainage changes west of Mount Ellen
- Plate 20 (950 KB pdf) Diagrammatic views and sketch maps illustrating drainage changes north of Mount Ellen
- Plate 21 (595 KB pdf) Diagrammatic views and sketch maps illustrating drainage changes south of Mount Hillers
- Plate 22 (2.56 MB pdf) Map and sections of the principal coal beds
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Abstract
The Henry Mountains region in southeastern Utah is one of the classic areas in geology because of the study made there by Grove Karl Gilbert in 1875 and 1876. His report on the geology of the mountains was the first to recognize that intrusive bodies may deform their host rocks and the first to show clearly the significance of the evenly eroded plains, now known as pediments, at the foot of desert mountains.
The Henry Mountains with the surrounding structural basin is a rugged, dry, and sparsely settled region, a part of the Colorado Plateaus province. The natural obstacles of the region-the aridity and ruggedness-have kept it primitive. It has not been penetrated by modern methods of transportation and thus it persists as a roadless frontier. Even the Indians seem to have made little use of the region; explorers did not enter it until 1869 and settlements were not started until the eighties.
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Geology and geography of the Henry Mountains region, Utah |
| Series title | Professional Paper |
| Series number | 228 |
| DOI | 10.3133/pp228 |
| Year Published | 1953 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office |
| Publisher location | Washington, D.C. |
| Contributing office(s) | Utah Water Science Center |
| Description | Report: vii, 234 p.; 22 Plates: 26.50 x 48.71 inches or smaller |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| Other Geospatial | Henry Mountains |