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Northeast View
From this, the highest viewpoint on the North Rim, one has an unparalleled view of the upper reaches of Grand Canyon known as Marble Canyon. Lees Ferry, not quite visible on the horizon, lies approximately where the Vermillion Cliffs (on the left) and the Echo Cliffs (on the right) meet.
The Kaibab Limestone forms the surface of the Marble Platform, thousands of feet below. This same rock forms the surface of the Kaibab Plateau on which you are standing, convincing evidence of the uplift that has occurred here. |