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College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Department of Geological Sciences

3D Views of Wasatch

3D view of nearly the entire Wasatch front from an ariel view; the Great Salt Lake and Utah Lake are visible
Ariel view of the entire Wasatch Front from a different perspective. The Great Salt Lake and Utah Lake are visible.

This exaggerated 3D view of the Wasatch Front, from Utah Valley to the Salt Lake Valley, gives you a sense of the abrupt nature and topography of fault-block mountains. (Digital maps produced by Eric H. Christiansen)

Wasatch Fault Menu

Home Page
Introduction
Tertiary Paleomap
Fault Scarp
Fault from Space
Basin and Range
Wasatch Fault and BYU
Wasatch Fault Animation
Tertiary Tectonics
Extension Clay Animation [no sound]
Geologic Map