Geology

Crystal Peak

Millard County, UT

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A glowing white dome of Oligocene Tunnel Spring Tuff in the Wah Wah Mountains—an inverted volcanic ash-flow valley filled with crystal-rich rhyolite tuff, fretted with giant tafoni honeycomb weathering. Utah Geological Survey GeoSights highlights the double-terminated quartz crystals and Basin-and-Range fault history that left this resistant peak standing alone.

Field facts

RegionMillard County, UT
Coordinates38.7965, -113.5962
AccessGravel Crystal Peak / Black Rock roads west of SR-257 between Delta and Milford (UGS directions)
RockTunnel Spring Tuff (rhyolitic ash-flow tuff) with quartz, sanidine, plagioclase
AgencyBLM public lands (no developed facilities)
Visitor pinUGS GeoSights approach coordinates

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