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La Sal Mountains - near Moab, Utah USA (April 13, 1996) |
The La Sal Mountains are a very different range of mountains. They were not made by tectonic plates grinding together, like most mountain ranges. They are actually a swelling of the earth's crust created by molten magma underneath. The La Sals reach 12,700 feet, about 9,000 feet above Moab. They create their own weather, usually raining or snowing while Moab swelters below.
The La Sal Mountains are the second-youngest mountains on the face of the earth. The Henrys, about 100 miles away, are the youngest.