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Goblin Valley

Type Valley with Hoodoos (stone spires)
Area 9,915 acres
Other Names Valley of Mushrooms

Learning Point

  • Goblin Valley is a State Park in Utah that is made up for hundreds of hoodoos, also known as goblins. These rock formations cover the valley floor. Over time they erode enough to collapse. The valley is a desert environment that is at times subject to flash floods.

Project

  • Draw a picture of Goblin Valley..
  • Overview
  • Up Close
  • Formation
Goblin Valley
CGP Grey, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A Hoodoo up close
Brian W. Schaller, FAL, via Wikimedia Commons
Formation of a Hoodoo
See page for author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Location

Located in Emery, Utah, United States

Fun Facts

  • A hoodoo is a tall, thin spire of rock that has been formed through erosion.
  • They are sometimes called a tent rock, a fairy chimney or an earth pyramid.
  • It was originally called Valley of the Mushrooms, as some of the rocks look like stone mushrooms.
  • Arthur Chaffin explore and photographed it in the 1940s and 1950s.

Past Lessons

109 April 15, 2024 (North America)
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