What is the
Grand Staircase?
• A sequence of sedimentary rock layers that form a
staircase found on the Colorado Plateau in the USA
(Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona)
• Stretches from Cedar Breaks in the north -> Bryce
Canyon -> Grand Staircase-Escalante -> Zion National
Park -> Grand Canyon in the south
• Deposition, Uplift, Erosion