Goblin Valley Wild Horse Butte
by Debby Pueschel
Title
Goblin Valley Wild Horse Butte
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Debby Pueschel
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The first large mountain you see when driving in towards Goblin Valley State Park in Utah, is this massive vocanic plug which rises out of the ground. At first, it does not look all that large, yet, as you drive closer and closer, the enormity of this mountain become quite evident. A wash runs along the road, evidence that large amounts of rainfall occur in this location. Small clumps of vegetetation dot the landscape, in the desert climate.
Wild Horse Butte is a 5,760-foot (1,756-meter) elevation summit located in Goblin Valley State Park, in Emery County, Utah. Wild Horse Butte is situated 2.3 mi (3.7 km) west of Mollys Castle, and the top of this geological feature rises over 800 feet above its surrounding terrain, with precipitation runoff from Wild Horse Butte entering the Colorado River drainage basin. It is part of th San Rafael Swell. It is made up of 4 geologcal formations: Morrison Formation Caprock, forms the top layer, with the next level as Summerville Formation, with the next light colored layer calledl the Curtis Formation, and the bottom darker layer is called the Entrada Sandstone.
Whether just driving by to see the little Goblins or to stay at the park, there is no way to get away from seeing this spectacular rise out of the earth!
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