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Red Rocks
BY TAYLOR MOILANEN
Map of Location
Red Rocks is
spread out among
Utah, Denver, New
Mexico, Nevada,
California, and
Arizona.
When and Why
 Red Rocks became a state recreation area in 1969,
when it became obvious, off-road vehicles were
damaging the hills and canyons. Red Rocks was
upgraded to park
status in 1982.
How it was Formed
 The rocks were formed about
290-296 million years ago when
the Ancestral Rocky Mountains
were eroded during the
Pennsylvania epoch. Later, uplift
during the Laramide Orogeny tilted
the rocks to the angle at which they
sit today.
Type of Rocks
 Most of the park is covered in eroded white, grey,
and red sandstone.

Red
White
Grey
Landforms/Features
 Red Rocks is know for it’s operating amphitheater.
It gets many visitors looking at it’s red sandstone
outcrops. It also has many places like the
mushroom-shaped Seat of Pluto to the inclined Cave
of the Seven Ladders.
How the land is Changing
 The land is changing in many different ways. If it
rains the sandstone becomes very brittle and could
break of very easily. Also when more rivers are
created from rain or snow it carves out different
parts of the park.
Environmental Issues
 Denver got a $48,000 grant from the Environmental
Protection Agency Region 8, Denver Recycles is a
program to help keep waste out of the city and
county of Denver as well as Red Rocks. Recycling
bins can be found almost anywhere in Denver.
Technology
 Most of the Red Rocks technology is part of the
amphitheater. The speakers, microphones, and
stereos.
Animals/Plants
 Desert bighorn sheep are occasionally seen at the higher
elevations. During spring and summer rainstorms, it’s very rare to
see tiny red-spotted toads emerging from pools of water. The
Conservation Area is protected habitat for the Desert Tortoise.
Some 600 species of plants are known in the area. Common types
in the valley floor include the Joshua tree, banana yucca, and
blackbrush. Higher up the Utah juniper it is common to see scrub
live oak. Agave is easy to spot in red rock niches, with its thick low
leaves and flowering stem. Ponderosa pines may be found at the
top of the valley, where it connects to the Spring Mountains.
Animal/Plant Pictures
Bibliography
 Wikipedia
 Google/Google Images
 http://desertrocksportslv.com/climbinfo.html
 www.redrocksonline.com/PARKAMENITIES/Reduc
eReuseRecycleRockon.aspx
Pictures