The Geological Society of America selected this photograph to promote their "Science at the Highest Level" 2002 Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado.
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The Pennsylvanian-Permian Fountain
Formation forms the scenic backdrop for the Boulder Flatirons. The
conglomeratic sandstones were derived from erosion of the Ancestral Front
Range Uplift and were deposited on eastward sloping alluvial fans.The strata
were later tilted during the Late Cretaceous - Early Tertiary Laramide
Orogeny. Southeast view towards Denver Basin and Table Mountain near Golden
in distant background. Note rockclimber for scale on peak in center
of photograph.
The Geological Society of America selected this photograph to promote their "Science at the Highest Level" 2002 Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado. |
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