Geology 104
Spring 2007

SUMMARIES - PARKS OF THE WESTERN PROVINCES
(N, Middle & S Rocky Mountains, Columbia Plateau, Basin & Range)

Park	Year	State			Province	Size	Visitors	Fee
Rocky Mtn	1915	no	Central Colorado		Southern Rockies	415 sq mi	3.1 million	$10
Glacier	1910	no	NW Montana		Northern Rockise	1584 sq mi	1,708,887	$10
Yellowstone	1872	no	NW Wyoming		Middle Rockies	3468 sq mi	N/A	$20
Grand Teton	1929	no	NW Wyoming		Middle Rockies	484 sq mi	4,100,000	$20
Craters of the Moon	1924	no	SE Idaho		Columbia Plateau	1100 sq mi	N/A	$4
Big Bend	1944	no	SW Texas		Basin & Range	1252 sq mi	~300,000	$10
Death Valley	1994	yes	SE California		Basin & Range	5156 sq mi	N/A	$10

Park	Cenozoic	Mesozoic	Paleozoic	Precambrian
Rocky Mtn	unconsolidated		Sed	Met
Glacier	unconsolidated			Sed
Yellowstone	Ig, unconsolidated	Sed	Sed	Met
Grand Teton	Ig, unconsolidated	Sed	Sed	Met
Craters of the Moon	Ig
Big Bend	Ig	Sed	Sed
Death Valley	Ig, unconsolidated	Sed	Sed	Met

Park	Structures	Landforms
Rocky Mtn	Normal faults, dikes, batholith	Horns, aretes, cirques; moraines
Glacier	Syncline, thrust fault, klippe	Horns, aretes, cirques; moraines
Yellowstone	Faults, horizontal layers	Caldera, canyon , lava flow
Grand Teton	Normal fault	Horns, aretes, cirques; moraines
Craters of the Moon	Horizontal layers	Lava flows, cinder cones
Big Bend	Horizontal layers, normal fault	Mesa, canyon , escarpment
Death Valley	Normal faults, strike-slip fault	Alluvial fans, playas

Park	Processes
Rocky Mtn	Igneous intrusion, uplift, mountain glaciation
Glacier	Folding, faulting, mountain glaciation
Yellowstone	Volcanis, plate tectonics, mountain glaciation
Grand Teton	Faulting, mountain glaciation
Craters of the Moon	Volcanism, plate tectonics
Big Bend	Uplift, faulting, river erosion
Death Valley	Uplift, faulting

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