Skip to main content

Redwall Limestone along Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon

Redwall Limestone along Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon

Mississippian-age (340 Ma) cliff face of Redwall Limestone exposed near the Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon. For an excellent overview of the composition and conditions under which the Redwall formed, see Brian Gootee's 'The Redwall Limestone' https://library.azgs.arizona.edu/item/PPPP-1552427935358-657.

Photographer: Dale Nations 

Photo Date: circa 1990