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| This is a higher view of Sipapu Bridge from an overlook above the ruin in the previous image. This view also shows the massive sequence of white sedimentary rock of the Cedar Mesa Sandstone. The dark ridge in the distance consist of younger Permian, Triassic, and lower Jurassic rock formations that overlie the Cedar Mesa Sandstone. Immediately above the Cedar Mesa Sandstone is the " Organ Rock Tongue of the Culter Formation" which is a dark red to brown silty shale and sandstone and is also of late Permian age (about 245 to 250 million years old). These are overlain by the mostly red sandstone and shale bed of the Triassic Moenkopi, Chinle, and Jurassic Wingate Formations. These rock formations are the source of the red sediments that occur in the soil and along the stream beds throughout the park. Click here to learn more about the rock formations in Natural Bridges National Monument. |
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