View of Elk Basin facing north along the axis of the anticline. Note strata dipping to the right and left on the sides of the image.
Teaching Geologyedit
As the rock strata in the basin are mostly exposed and relatively easy to identify, Elk Basin has long been used as a place for geology students to learn to practice geologic mapping. Often mapping classes are supported by the Yellowstone Bighorn Research Association,[2] located in Red Lodge, Montana.
Referencesedit
^Pierce, W.G., 1997, Geologic map of the Cody 1 degree x 2 degrees quadrangle, northwestern Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map I-2500, scale 1:250000.
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