Bottleneck Peak is a natural
monolith
A monolith is a geological feature consisting of a single massive rock (geology), stone or rock, such as some mountains. For instance, Savandurga, Savandurga mountain is a monolith mountain in India. Erosion usually exposes the geological for ...
located on the eastern side of
Sids Mountain in the
Utah
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San Rafael Swell
The San Rafael Swell is a large geologic feature located in south-central Utah, United States about west of Green River. The San Rafael Swell, measuring approximately , consists of a giant dome-shaped anticline of sandstone, shale, and limeston ...
wilderness area.
It is situated northwest of
Window Blind Peak. Precipitation
runoff
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from this feature drains north into the
San Rafael River
The San Rafael River is a tributary of the Green River, approximately long, in east central Utah, United States. The river flows across a sparsely populated arid region of the Colorado Plateau, and is known for the isolated, scenic gorge through ...
.
Gallery
File:Bottleneck Peak.jpg, Bottleneck Peak and San Rafael River
File:Bottle Neck Peak (9504526240).jpg
File:San Rafael Swell at canyon-bridge campground.jpg
File:San Rafael Swell Bottleneck Peak.jpg
References
External links
* Weather forecast
Bottleneck Peak* Bottleneck Peak rock climbing
Mountainproject.com
Monoliths of the United States
Rock formations of Utah
Landforms of Emery County, Utah
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