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Sawatch Uplift

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were both formed as part of the uplift. Approximately 35 MYA, stresses in the continental plate in the center of the uplift caused the center to collapse, forming the upper Arkansas River graben. This is a trough between the Sawatch and Mosquito Range that is part of the larger
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Kellogg, Karl S (May 1999). "Neogene basins of the northern Rio Grande rift: partitioning and asymmetry inherited from Laramide and older uplifts".
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that created the modern Rocky Mountains. The uplift runs north–south for about 100 miles (160 km) in central Colorado. The
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This article about a specific United States geological feature is a
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version of this name is usually spelled "Saguache", while the
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/səˈwæ/
geologic
anticline
Rocky Mountains
Colorado
United States
North American Plate
MYA
Laramide orogeny
Sawatch Range
Mosquito Range
Rio Grande Rift
Leadville, CO
San Luis basin
Arkansas River
/səˈwæ/
Ute language
noun
/səˈwʌp/
Spanish language
English language
"What's in a Colorado name pronunciation?"
The Denver Post
doi
10.1016/S0040-1951(99)00013-X
Stub icon
Colorado
stub
expanding it
v

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