Guess the spot: Utah Edition

Although not as obscure as a random canyon alcove or wall...
I finally stopped and drove out to these last month.
Where am I?

The wash has a name, but I would also take the name of the nearest town.
The nearest town is also the name of the formation according to the USGS map.

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Ugly said:
The nearest town is also the name of the formation according to the USGS map.
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For clarification, on helping us with or guess, is 'formation' referring to a rock layer (for example, the Kayenta Formation) or some named feature (for example, the Toadstool Hoodoos). I've heard people refer to both things as formations.
 
XID_AZ said:
For clarification, on helping us with or guess, is 'formation' referring to a rock layer (for example, the Kayenta Formation) or some named feature (for example, the Toadstool Hoodoos). I've heard people refer to both things as formations.
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in this case, it is the actual geological formation. The formation is the same name as the nearby town. The wash also has a name. I would not have known the geological name or the name of the wash if I had not been traveling with a geologist one time and expressed interest.

One traveling from say, N Utah to Central Utah has likely driven by this...
 
I forgot about this one!
I did not think this one would get mired down.
Maybe a few hints, and then if not, I will change to a different spot.

The name is also shared with a Disney princess.
Or the name of the wash is named after a European country.
This is not a destination of itself, but is right off a highway. :)
 

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@Ugly I've been searching off and on for this, but so far haven't been able to pin it down. Appreciate the extra clues. I thought I was close, but could never get Google Earth or street view to confirm.
 
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Is it off of highway 50 pretty close to the turnoff to the city of Aurora?
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Yes, it is!
The wash is also named after a country that @Titans knows well, Denmark Wash :roflmao:
The Sevier and Aurora formations are present... or so I was told be a former UT geologist, and confirmed with deciphering obscene geological maps.

Take it away!
 
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A few more hints to get this moving.
There is a highway between myself and thr peak in this photo.
The peak shares a name with a city that very close by.
 
How about another photo from a different day where I was at the top of the peak. The original photo was taken from down in the flats on the other side of the highway.
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yep that's it! I've gotten turned around on this one a couple of times, ugh
 
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