Alstrom Point is a 4,685-foot (1,428 meter) elevation landmark located in

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, in Kane County of southern

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. It is situated northeast of the town of

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. This iconic landmark of the Lake Powell area is a

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that extends south into

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between Padre Bay and Warm Creek Bay. Alstrom Point rises nearly 1,000 feet above the lake when it's full. It is composed primarily of

Entrada Sandstone The Entrada Sandstone is a formation in the San Rafael Group found in the U.S. states of Wyoming, Colorado, northwest New Mexico, northeast Arizona, and southeast Utah. Part of the Colorado Plateau, this formation was deposited during the Jurass ...

, similar to Romana Mesa immediately south, and Gunsight Butte to the east. The Entrada Sandstone is overlain by Romana Sandstone, and

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. The Entrada Sandstone, which was originally deposited as sandy mud on a tidal flat, is believed to have formed about 160 million years ago during the

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period as a giant sand sea, the largest in Earth's history. Alstrom Point is an excellent photography and camping spot.Peter Massey and Jeanne Wilson, ''Backcountry Adventures Utah'', Adler Publishing Company, 2006, page 276. It briefly appears in the 1968 film ''

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''. It has been used as a location for music videos such as Michael Bolton's '' Said I Loved You...But I Lied'' and Britney Spears' ''

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''. According to the

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system, Alstrom Point is located in an

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zone with hot, very dry summers, and chilly winters with very little snow. This geographical feature's toponym was officially adopted in 1986 by the

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* Weather forecast
National Weather Service
Colorado Plateau Landforms of Kane County, Utah Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Lake Powell

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