Utah combines natural formations and archaeological sites. The region displays cave paintings, petroglyphs and Pueblo culture remains. The landscape includes salt lakes, sandstone rocks, waterfalls and thermal springs. The area offers hiking trails to remote canyons and geological formations.
Bears Ears National Monument, United States
This archaeological site contains stone structures from the 13th century. The reddish rocks create a flame effect when sunlight hits them.
Uintah County, United States
A 10-acre area of gray sandstone formations. Erosion has carved unusual shapes in the landscape over millions of years.
Great Basin Desert, United States
An art installation of four 18-foot-long concrete tubes. The tubes are positioned to capture the sun during sunrise and sunset.
Monroe, United States
Mineral thermal springs with a temperature of 110 degrees Fahrenheit. The facility features historic bathtubs from the 19th century.
Goblin Valley State Park, United States
The sandstone rock formations resemble figures and rise up to 20 feet from the desert floor.
San Rafael Swell, United States
A viewpoint with 1000-foot cliffs above the San Rafael River flowing through red sandstone formations.
Kanarraville, United States
A narrow canyon with red sandstone walls where a creek flows and forms two 15-foot waterfalls.
Moab, United States
A rock wall containing 150-million-year-old footprints from Allosaurus and Diplodocus dinosaurs.
Sevier County, United States
The museum displays over 1000 artifacts and features numerous rock art panels along Interstate 70.
Bears Ears National Monument, United States
A black sandstone rock featuring over 650 petroglyphs documenting more than 2000 years of history.
Boulder, United States
A 109-foot wooden bridge built in 1933, spanning 1,500 feet above a canyon.
Snow Canyon State Park, United States
These rock inscriptions date from Anasazi and Paiute tribes between 300 and 1100 CE.
Kane County, United States
This state park contains sand dunes extending over 3,730 acres, formed by eroded Navajo sandstone. The sand grains display red and pink colors due to iron oxide presence.
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, United States
Natural rock formations with balanced caps created by differential erosion. Soft Dakota sandstone erodes faster than the harder cap rocks, creating these geological structures.
Great Salt Lake, United States
This 1500-foot long coiled earthwork extends into the lake waters. Created in 1970, it consists of black basalt rocks and earth arranged in a counter-clockwise coil.
Garfield County, United States
This geological formation stands 200 feet deep and measures 300 feet across. The basin contains black sand and displays orange Navajo sandstone walls.
Panguitch, United States
Two road tunnels bored through red sandstone rocks in 1929. Each tunnel extends 80 feet and connects Scenic Byway 12.
Vernal, United States
The natural arch reaches 85 feet in height and spans 130 feet. A 3-mile trail leads to the formation.
Wendover, United States
The 100-square-mile salt flat formed from an evaporated prehistoric lake. The surface consists of sodium chloride.
Sanpete County, United States
The canyon contains Cretaceous conglomerate rock. The walls consist of cemented cobblestones and offer 140 climbing routes.
Price, Utah, United States
The 40-mile canyon contains over 1000 documented rock art panels from the Fremont culture dating between 300 and 1300.
Blanding, Utah, United States
The museum displays a collection of Anasazi artifacts and features a restored 12th-century kiva on its grounds.
San Rafael Desert, Utah, United States
Built in 1921, this wooden cabin served as a shelter for cattle ranchers and stands in the San Rafael Desert at 5000 feet elevation.
Mexican Hat, Utah, United States
The San Juan River has carved more than 1000 feet deep into the rock, forming three consecutive river loops.
Boulder, United States
The 88-foot waterfall cascades over red sandstone rocks into a natural pool with clear water.
Spanish Fork, United States
Multiple natural pools with mineral-rich thermal water between 100 and 110 degrees Fahrenheit in Uinta National Forest.
Canyonlands National Park, United States
A 3-mile wide crater with concentric rock rings, formed by meteorite impact or underground salt movement.
Duchesne County, United States
A 40-foot waterfall in the Uinta Mountains, surrounded by pine trees and flowing over granite rocks.
San Juan County, United States
This mountain road with multiple turns descends 1,200 feet from Cedar Mesa, spanning three miles through sandstone and rock formations.
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, United States
A 130-foot waterfall at the end of a 3-mile trail through the canyon.
Snowbird, United States
This 11,000-foot elevation provides views of the Wasatch Range and Salt Lake Valley.
Salt Lake City, United States
A city park containing 12 original stone sculptures and more than 70 stones engraved with scriptures.