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= ** Mount Garfield in the Bookcliffs ** = The Bookcliffs begins where the Colorado River moves south through De Beque canyon in the Grand Valley and ends near Price Canyon. Mount Garfield marks the eastern end of the Little Bookcliffs. Mount Garfield is 1000 to 2000 feet tall. Most of the height of Mount Garfield is made up of Mancos Shale. Mount Garfield’s stratigraphy is made up of two layers, Mancos Shale and Mesa Verde Sandstone. The sandstone is resistant to erosion but the Mancos Shale is easily eroded.

Mancos shale was eroded by the Colorado River. Mancos shale is easily eroded. Mount Garfield is eroded by rain making creases in the mountain. A desert-like climate and westerly winds that are warmed and compression as they try to enter the funnel-shaped Colorado River canyon provided an extended growing season.