Capitol Reef National Park Metal Magnet

A dramatic wrinkle in the Earth’s crust, the Waterpocket Fold is the signature geologic feature of this Utah national park. Millions of years of erosion continue their work on this massive monocline, creating a dramatic landscape of canyons, cliffs, domes and spires extending almost 100 miles north from Lake Powell. The Fremont River flows west to east across the Waterpocket Fold, bringing animal life, otherworldly riparian greenery and pioneer-era fruit orchards to the arid desert wilderness.