Kings Canyon (Millard County, Utah)

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Sheep herded along the road through the canyon, March 2009
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Elephant Rock, March 2009

Kings Canyon is a canyon within the Confusion Range in Millard County, Utah, United States. US Highway 6/US Highway 50 runs through the windy canyon. The area in and around the canyon is unpopulated, and is only used by humans for transportation and some sheep herding.

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The strongly bedded rocks that line the canyon are chiefly Silurian to Devonian carbonate rocks, [1] though pink Tertiary ignimbrites can also be seen sporadically in places. A side spur of the canyon, called Cat Canyon, is the location of the most famous tourist attraction in the canyon, [2] Elephant Rock which is in the shape of an elephant carrying a pack or load.

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References

  1. Chronic, H., 1990, Roadside Geology of Utah, ISBN   0-87842-228-5
  2. "Elephant Rock - Millard County Travel". www.millardcounty.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

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