Harrah Pass

[Ben Egbert]

Here is one taken at Harrah Pass mid afternoon on a cloudy day. I liked the looks of the anticline from here.

 

[JimFox]

Hey Ben, this is a great view of the anticline. I like it.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Is the stream bed the axis of the anticline, Ben? These beds seem to be dipping at a low angle making it difficult to see the anticline.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Hey Ben, this is a great view of the anticline. I like it.

Thanks Jim, I want to go spend a night there and see what dawn brings to this feature.

Is the stream bed the axis of the anticline, Ben? These beds seem to be dipping at a low angle making it difficult to see the anticline.

I am not entirely sure, but I think the long feature at the left is the anticline. The green area is the creekbed of Cane creek. We are looking down a cut near the pass which is at my back here and a bit higher. This is very interesting geology.

Here is a look from the anticline overlook, which is much higher. You can see the road snaking along the right side, then snaking back on the left. This pass is where the road crosses this spine.

 

[AlanLichty]

The anticline is known as the Cane Creek Anticline and my understanding is that the creek is flowing in the axis.

The following is pilfered from USGS-4339-6 paper titled Geologic Appraisal of Paradox Basin Salt Deposits for Waste Emplacement dated 1973:

 

[Ben Egbert]

Thanks for the graphics Alan, I think I need to look up what anticline means.

 

[Mike Mancil]

Wild and rugged with a nice touch of green in the distance.