Checkerboard Mesa Viewpoint on Utah State Route 9 in Orderville, Utah

On the way to Zion National Park

"The Navajo sandstone of Checkerboard Mesa also forms the spectacular cliffs within Zion. This geographically widespread formation reaches a thickness of 2,200 feet in the park and consists almost entirely of desert sand dunes. The Checkerboard Mesa, made of Navajo sandstone, has two sets of lines forming the checkerboard pattern.

"The horizontal lines, commonly called cross bedding, represent layers of wind-blown sand that built up into sand dunes. These dunes were then buried, and the sand grains glued together by calcite and iron oxide to form sandstone. Crossbedding can be seen in many places along the Zion Mt. Carmel Highway.

"The vertical lines are less common. They are actually shallow cracks that result from stress and erosion on the rock surface. These cracks are probably caused by expansion and contraction, temperature changes, wetting/drying, or a combination of these processes." [Source: scienceviews.com/photo/library/SIA2477.html]

Taken in: United States / Utah / Zion Lodge (show map)

Taken on: October 8, 2007

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Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S9100, f/3.1, 1/320 sec, 8.1mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix S9100
Aperture:	f/3.1
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	8.1mm
ISO:	80
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Express Windows 10 (Windows)
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