Syncline Thrust Fault

Syncline Thrust Fault (HM1NLF)

Location: Dayton, WY 82836 Sheridan County
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N 44° 49.301', W 107° 19.327'

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Across the road is a thrust fault / syncline formation, exposed by the road cut. The fault occurred when pressure caused the rock layers to push up creating the non-conforming layers and downward fold (syncline). The Big Horn Mountains reached their highest elevation about 60 million years ago. Uplift of the area by movement of the Earth's crust caused this folding.
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HM NumberHM1NLF
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Placed ByBighorn National Forest
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Date Added Friday, September 4th, 2015 at 1:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)13T E 316414 N 4965765
Decimal Degrees44.82168333, -107.32211667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 49.301', W 107° 19.327'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 49' 18.06" N, 107° 19' 19.62" W
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Area Code(s)307
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near US-14, Dayton WY 82836, US
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