Devils Leap
The angled red butte in the center the photo, Devil’s Leap, sits on the northwest side of Red Basin southwest of Shell Wyoming. The red siltstone, shales and sandstones belong to a series of Triassic rock geologists call the Chugwater Formation. The Bighorn Mountain rise in the background. The canyon on the right side of the photo is Shell Canyon. This view can be found along the Red Gulch/Alkali National Backcountry Byway in Bighorn County.
Devils Leap
The angled red butte in the center the photo, Devil’s Leap, sits on the northwest side of Red Basin southwest of Shell Wyoming. The red siltstone, shales and sandstones belong to a series of Triassic rock geologists call the Chugwater Formation. The Bighorn Mountain rise in the background. The canyon on the right side of the photo is Shell Canyon. This view can be found along the Red Gulch/Alkali National Backcountry Byway in Bighorn County.