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Devil's Slide - OU01D1

A great natural wonder

Owner: Lord Mot

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Altitude: m. ASL.

Region: United States > Utah

Cache type: Other type

Size: Very large

Status: Ready for Search

Date hidden: 2010-12-12

Date created: 2010-12-13

Date published: 2010-12-13

Last modification: 2010-12-13

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Description EN

Devil’s

Slide

I have always been fascinated by this slide since I

was a little kid. Why take your kids to an ordinary playground

slide at the park, when you can go to the slide named after the

Devil himself? Unfortunately for sliders, Devils Slide is not a

real slide, but an unusual geologic feature found in northern Utah.

Devils Slide is a classic example of how different rock layers,

depending on their composition, are affected by weathering and

erosion.

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The sides of the slide are hard, weather-resistant

limestone layers about 40 feet high, 25 feet apart, and several

hundred feet in length. In between these two hard layers is a

softer limestone that is slightly different in composition from the

outer limestone layers. This middle layer is softer, which makes it

more susceptible to weathering and erosion, thus forming the chute

of the slide. Looking like a large playground slide fit only for

the Devil, this site is a tilted remnant of sediments deposited in

a sea that occupied Utah’s distant geologic past. Approximately 170

to 180 million years ago, a shallow sea originating from the north

spread south and east over areas of what are now Montana, Wyoming,

and Utah. This sea extended as far east as the present-day Colorado

River and south into northern Arizona. Over millions of years,

massive amounts of sediment accumulated and eventually formed

layers of limestone and sandstone. In northern Utah, these rocks

are known as the Twin Creek Formation and are approximately 2700

feet thick. About 75 million years ago, folding and faulting during

a mountain- building episode tilted the Twin Creek rock layers to a

near-vertical position. Subsequent erosion has exposed the

near-vertical rock layers and created Devils Slide.

How to get to Devils Slide: 1. From the I-15/U.S.

Highway 89 interchange in Farmington; head north on U.S. Highway 89

for 10.7 miles to a sign indicating the route to Morgan and

Evanston. Turn right (east) on I-84 and travel approximately 23

miles to the scenic viewpoint turnoff located after milepost 110.

or 2. From the southern I-15/I-80 interchange in Salt Lake City;

head 11.3 miles east on I-80 to exit 134 (Mountain Dell Recreation

exit). Travel north on Utah State Highway 65 for 27.7 miles to the

town of Henefer. Turn left (west) and proceed 1 mile to I-84. Turn

left (west) onto I-84 and travel 2 miles to the scenic viewpoint

turnoff located just after milepost 111.

Information provided courtesy of

USG

To get credit and

claim a “Find” for this EarthCache you must post a picture of

yourself and your GPS in front of Devil’s Slide and send us: An

Email telling us what type of “softer” Limestone is on both sides

and within the center of the slide. (This information can also be

found online if not known). And tell us if you were to walk

directly up the Slide, what bearing would you be heading? And

provide us with an educated quess as to what the elevation gain is

from the bottom of the Slide to the top.

Please do not include your

answers on the Cache page.

Failure to complete a requirement from the list will result in your

log being deleted.

Devil’s Slide

I have always been fascinated by this slide since Iwas a little kid. Why take your kids to an ordinary playgroundslide at the park, when you can go to the slide named after theDevil himself? Unfortunately for sliders, Devils Slide is not areal slide, but an unusual geologic feature found in northern Utah.Devils Slide is a classic example of how different rock layers,depending on their composition, are affected by weathering anderosion.

The sides of the slide are hard, weather-resistantlimestone layers about 40 feet high, 25 feet apart, and severalhundred feet in length. In between these two hard layers is asofter limestone that is slightly different in composition from theouter limestone layers. This middle layer is softer, which makes itmore susceptible to weathering and erosion, thus forming the chuteof the slide. Looking like a large playground slide fit only forthe Devil, this site is a tilted remnant of sediments deposited ina sea that occupied Utah’s distant geologic past. Approximately 170to 180 million years ago, a shallow sea originating from the northspread south and east over areas of what are now Montana, Wyoming,and Utah. This sea extended as far east as the present-day ColoradoRiver and south into northern Arizona. Over millions of years,massive amounts of sediment accumulated and eventually formedlayers of limestone and sandstone. In northern Utah, these rocksare known as the Twin Creek Formation and are approximately 2700feet thick. About 75 million years ago, folding and faulting duringa mountain- building episode tilted the Twin Creek rock layers to anear-vertical position. Subsequent erosion has exposed thenear-vertical rock layers and created Devils Slide.

How to get to Devils Slide: 1. From the I-15/U.S.Highway 89 interchange in Farmington; head north on U.S. Highway 89for 10.7 miles to a sign indicating the route to Morgan andEvanston. Turn right (east) on I-84 and travel approximately 23miles to the scenic viewpoint turnoff located after milepost 110.or 2. From the southern I-15/I-80 interchange in Salt Lake City;head 11.3 miles east on I-80 to exit 134 (Mountain Dell Recreationexit). Travel north on Utah State Highway 65 for 27.7 miles to thetown of Henefer. Turn left (west) and proceed 1 mile to I-84. Turnleft (west) onto I-84 and travel 2 miles to the scenic viewpointturnoff located just after milepost 111.

Information provided courtesy ofUSG

To get credit andclaim a “Find” for this Cache you must post a picture ofyourself and your GPS in front of Devil’s Slide and send us: AnEmail telling us what type of “softer” Limestone is on both sidesand within the center of the slide. (This information can also befound online if not known). And tell us if you were to walkdirectly up the Slide, what bearing would you be heading? Andprovide us with an educated quess as to what the elevation gain isfrom the bottom of the Slide to the top.
Please do not include your answers on the Cache page.
Failure to complete a requirement from the list will result in yourlog being deleted.

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