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Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona: north side opposite El Tovar Hotel.

K - At the top is Kaibab Plateau capped by Kaibab Limestone, B - Buddha Temple (Kaibab Cap), S - Red Beds of Supal Formation, R - Redwall Limestone which caps the Cheops Temple CH, etc., TS - Shale of Tonto Group, T - Tonto Plateau (Sandstone), U - Dark Quartzite of Unkar Group, UR - Red Shale of Unkar Group, G - Granite, BA - Bright, Angel Canyon, C - Coconino Sandstone. Colorado River is about 800 feet below.