Escarpments Escarpments The Balcones Fault is a zone of normal faulting in Texas ( USA) that runs approximately from the southwest part of the state to the north central region. Like most fault zones, the Balcones Fault zone is made up of many small, mostly unnamed faults. One of the more well-known faults within the zone is the Mount Bonnell Fault, which runs through central and west Austin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Balcones Fault"
God's Window Escarpment is a popular vantage point along the Blyde River Canyon, in South Africa. ...more on Wikipedia about "God's Window"
The Missouri Escarpment is a ridge in North Dakota approximately 100 miles to the west of the Red River Valley. It divides the Central Lowlands province from the Great Plains province. ...more on Wikipedia about "Missouri Escarpment"
The Mogollon Rim is a topographical and geological feature running across Arizona, extending approximately 400 miles (650 km) from northern Yavapai County eastward to the Mogollon Mountains in southwest New Mexico. 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. It was formed by erosion and faulting, and dramatic canyons have been cut into it, including Sycamore Canyon, Oak Creek Canyon, West Clear Creek Canyon, Fossil Creek Canyon, and Pine Canyon. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mogollon Rim"
Muldraugh Hill is an escarpment in central Kentucky separating the Bluegrass on the north and north-east from the Pennyrile on the south and south-west. This escarpment fades into the Pottsville Escarpment on the east, and terminates at the Ohio River in the west, although in truth it continues in Indiana as Floyd Knobs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Muldraugh Hill"
The Niagara Escarpment is a long escarpment or cuesta in the United States and Canada that runs westwards from New York State, through Ontario, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois. It is composed of the Lockport geological formation of Silurian age, and is similar to the Onondaga geological formation, which runs parallel to it and just to the south, in New York and eastern Ontario. The Escarpment is most famous for the cliff over which the Niagara River forms Niagara Falls, for which it is named. ...more on Wikipedia about "Niagara Escarpment"
The Onondaga Formation is a group of hard limestones and dolostones of Devonian age that form an important geographic feature in the area of outcrop. ...more on Wikipedia about "Onondaga (geological formation)" shortopedia, it's as simple as that!
The Pottsville Escarpment is a resistant sandstone belt of cliffs and steep sided, narrow crested valleys in eastern Kentucky, USA. It features not only spectacular cliffs, but also rock shelters, waterfalls, and natural bridges. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pottsville Escarpment"
The Sigsbee Escarpment is an undersea escarpment in the northwestern part of the Gulf of Mexico. The escarpment is steep and rugged, with many faults and slumps occurring on the face of the escarpment, which make it difficult to accurately map. It was named for Captain Charles Dwight Sigsbee, the captain of the USS Maine, which exploded in Havana Harbor in Cuba in 1898. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sigsbee Escarpment"
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