Salt Basin is the name of the graben, or a down-dropped block of the earth’s crustal rocks created when faulting caused this downward movement some 26 million years ago, at about the same time Guadalupe Peak was uplifted more than two miles to its present position. The water that was present at the time evaporated, leaving gypsum and salt deposits at Salt Basin.
Gypsum Dunes At Salt Basin, Guadalupe Mountains National Park
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Thursday, June 26, 2025
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