Mountain Building

Erosion Photos

All photos courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey


Hoodoos, a pinnacle-shaped rock formation in the Devils Garden, Escalante Canyons, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument


Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park


Snaggletooth Ridge, North Cascades National Park


Polygonal jointing and weathering in upper Navajo Sandstone, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument


Providence Mountains east of Kelso, Mojave National Preserve