Wahweap Overlook
Arizona · United States
The final stop on the tour is Wahweap Overlook. It’s a great opportunity to relax and decide where you’ll go from there. Because, we’re guessing it’s not really your last stop. It’s also a chance to gaze back at what you saw today and take it all in.
Contents
6 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Wahweap Overlook
Welcome to the Wahweap Overlook. As a professor of geology, there are few places I prefer to begin a lecture more than right here. …
Listen in the app2Castle Rock: The Fortified Sandstone
Direct your attention toward the formation situated just behind the Wahweap Marina area. This highly articulated, turreted structure is aptly named Castle Rock. …
Listen in the app3Navajo Mountain: The Laccolithic Dome
Now, shift your gaze toward the eastern horizon. Dominating the skyline is the massive, rounded bulk of Navajo Mountain. …
Listen in the app4Tower Butte: The Sentinel of the Plateau
Look slightly to the north and east of Navajo Mountain, and you will locate a highly distinct, cylindrical formation rising abruptly from the relatively flat terrain. This is Tower Butte. …
Listen in the app5The Narrows: The Submerged Corridor
Finally, direct your gaze back toward the water, specifically looking east toward the skyline defined by Navajo Mountain. You will trace a thin, winding stretch of the lake that seems to disappear into the steep canyon walls. …
Listen in the app6Closing
As we conclude our time at the Wahweap Overlook, take one last, sweeping look at the panorama. This location is essential because it demands that we synthesize the sheer scale of the Colorado Plateau. …
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What is Wahweap Overlook?
Wahweap Overlook is a place in Arizona · United States with 6 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | Arizona · United States |
|---|---|
| Type | Nature |
| Story sections | 6 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 36.9690, -111.4991 |
| Last updated |