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All the way on the left, that dark ridge is the Land of Standing Rocks. High plateaus and spires eroded from dark brown shale. Well-known rock formations include Lizard Rock, The Plug, Chimney Rock, and The Wall. As the crow flies, The Land of Standing Rocks is 15 miles south southwest from here.
That series of small buttes is The Maze. This district of Canyonlands National Park lies west of the Green and Colorado Rivers and comprises 114 square miles. A wilderness labyrinth of mesas, steep-sided buttes, and slender towers. Bands of red and white sandstone resemble stripes on a candy cane.