Comb Ridge along Highway 163 between Bluff and Mexican Hat, UT.
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Comb RidgeLocated southwest of Bluff, UT, Comb Ridge is a monocline (a single fold in the Earth's crust) created by a cataclysmic slippage of deeply buried tectonic plates some 65 million years ago. That upheaval has left a scar slashing across the desert landscape of the Southwest: a sharp ridge of sandstone that stretches almost 120 miles (193 kilometers) unbroken from just east of Kayenta, Arizona, to some ten miles (sixteen kilometers) west of Blanding, Utah. Comb Ridge is easily accessible off of scenic Highway 163 between Bluff and Mexican Hat, UT.Comb Ridge is located 127 miles northwest of Aztec. Get Directions and Map from Google |
Comb Ridge along Highway 163 between Bluff and Mexican Hat, UT.
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