Geological Oddities in Utah

Discover 13 geological oddities in Utah.

Mexican Hat, Utah

Mexican Hat

This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.

Big Water, Utah

Edmaier's Secret

This hidden gem in Arizona is truly worth the rugged journey.

Lake Powell, Utah

Cathedral in the Desert

The damming of the Colorado River buried an iconic geologic formation before record-breaking drought brought it back.

Kodachrome Basin State Park

Henrieville, Utah

Kodachrome Basin Spires

This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.

Red Canyon

Panguitch, Utah

The Cassidy Trail

Local lore holds that Butch Cassidy took an escape route through Red Canyon's sandstone hoodoos after an attempted murder.

The Wahweap Hoodoos

Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."

Sunlight from the dome's opening plays on the surface of the spring water, reflecting on the rock face inside

Homestead Crater

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

The Goblin (aka The Witch)

Fantasy Canyon

Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.

The Church Rock

Monticello, Utah

Church Rock

Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.

Goblin Valley

Green River, Utah

Goblin Valley State Park

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

Bryce Canyon

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

Paul Bunyan's Woodpile

Paul Bunyan's Woodpile

This lava formation earned its whimsical name from the log-like formation of it stones.

Are we missing something unusual in Utah?