Hiking, Climbing & Exploring Western Utah's Jack Watson's Ibex country Colorado Mountain Club

Hiking, Climbing & Exploring Western Utah's Jack Watson's Ibex country Colorado Mountain ClubThis is a hiking and mountaineering guide to parts of Utah's West Desert. The West Desert is the Great Basin section, and the western third of Utah. Climbing areas are topped by Notch Peak, which has one of the highest vertical faces in the world. Also included are other high summits in the House Range, as well as Crystal Peak, made of 33 million year old pure white volcanic tuff. Also, Granite Peak is made of solid white granite, but with several

reservoirs

This first all-photographic field guide to fossils features 474 full-color identification pictures of fossilized sponges

the book provides information on the geology

and stunning alpine vistas

Unsaturated ground waters could dissolve the salt containing the dangerous materials

During this project the UGS made minor changes to the geologic map based on recent geologic studies in the area

The book highlights the diverse climbing areas surrounding Moab

Jo Deurbrouck takes us from the fieldwork of researchers to the near misses of those who faced down these predators and to those rare

and hydrochemical studies and aquifer tests by the Utah Geological Survey (UGS) in Snake Valley

with route descriptions and mileage

which provides the only highway access to the east entrance to Zion National Park

and horse corrals