Honaker Trail Formation

The Honaker Trail Formation along the Big Drop Rapids in Cataract Canyon

NPS Photo by Neal Herbert

 

Deposited:
Pennsylvanian Period (286 to 320 million years ago)

Depositional Environment:
Shallow seas

Appearance:
Dark gray limestones with fossils forming rugged slopes and ledges

Examples:
Along the Colorado River in Cataract Canyon. The Honaker Trail is also visible along the Moab Fault in Arches National Park.

 

Rock Strata

• Layer Above: Halgaito Shale / Lower Cutler Formation, part of Cutler Group Undivided
• Current Layer: Honaker Trail Formation
• Layer Below: Paradox Formation