East side of Teton Range, WY (pan)
alpine, glaciated, glacial, rugged, granite, granitic,
Nonconformity, Teton Range, Wyoming
unconformity
Great Unconformity in Wyoming
The yellow arrow points to the contact between the Cambrian Sandstone and underlying Precambrian metamorphic rock. This area is called the Great Unconformity of Powell, named after it’s first observer John Wesley Powell in 1869. (Image ID# sru-14e)