3315 x 4928 px | 28,1 x 41,7 cm | 11,1 x 16,4 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
12 febbraio 2007
Ubicazione:
The Mogollon Plateau of Central Arizona.
Altre informazioni:
The Rim is an escarpment defining the southwestern edge of the Colorado Plateau, and along its central and most spectacular portions is characterized by high limestone and sandstone cliffs, namely the Kaibab Limestone and Coconino Sandstone. It was formed by erosion and faulting, and dramatic canyons have been cut into it, including Fossil Creek Canyon and Pine Canyon. The name Mogollon comes from Don Juan Ignacio Flores Mogollón, the Spanish Governor of New Mexico from 1712 to 1715. It shows up on maps as little more than a jagged ink line making its way across Arizona. One of the state’s defining natural features, this giant, slanting escarpment of volcanic and sedimentary rock and pine has amazed and hypnotized travelers for hundreds of years. The rock monster serves as a boundary between two distinct worlds – the cool high country above it and the burning deserts below – a precipice where dreams can begin or where they might end. The Mogollon Rim…even the word remains a mystery. “Say where’s this Magonlia, er Mulligan…ah …m-m Mongolian rim you folks got around here?” tourists ask. Locals will tell you “Muggy-own” is correct. (The name probably comes from Juan Ignacio Flores Mogollon, Spanish governor of New Mexico from 1712-15). Geologists will tell you it was formed by a great upheaval followed by flooding and erosion in the Mesozoic age. Geographers will tell you it measures 200 miles long and forms the southern end of the Colorado Plateau.
