Fossil Butte National Monument


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These photographs provide as a small window into the beauty of Fossil Butte. They are modified for use as desktop pictures or "wallpaper" on your PC. We hope to update them regularly as more photographs are acquired.

Send Us Your Photos!

If you take any photos while visiting the monument that you would like us to share with others on the Web, please send them to us! For consideration, a photo must be taken on or very near the monument, of high quality, and be pertinent to the natural, scientific, and historical resources of the monument.

Mail photos to the park's general address with your name and a description of the image. The relevant photographic information- lens, shutter, and film speed is appreciated when possible. Photos cannot be returned.

Email photos to Arvid Aase or Marcia Fagnant.


Sunset on Cundick Ridge. 640 x 480
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Limber pine twisted by the strong Wyoming winds. 640 x 480
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The Wasatch Saddle. 640 x 480
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Colorful bands of sediment decorate the Wasatch Formation. 640 x 480
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An early morning fog enshrouds Fossil Butte. 640 x 480
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Fantastic erosional patterns in the Wasatch Formation. 640 x 480
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Flip a rock and find a fish! Diplomystus. 640 x 480
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The layers of the Green River Formation break apart like layers in a book. 640 x 480
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A storm approaches, viewed from on top of the Butte. 640 x 480
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Spring turns the desert green. 640 x 480
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It takes a lot of work to quarry the fossils. 640 x 480
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Snow covers the visitor center and Fossil Butte. 640 x 480
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Fall in the hills around the Monument. 640 x 480
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A priscacara fossil fish. 640 x 480
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The only known fossil snake from Fossil Butte. 640 x 480
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The fossil quarry with a few fossil fish displayed. 640 x 480
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A mass mortality of knightia. 800 x 600
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