Wingate Sandstone | |
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Stratigraphic range: Rhaetian-Hettangian ~ | |
![]() Wingate Sandstone cliffs in the San Rafael Swell, Utah | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Glen Canyon Group |
Underlies | Kayenta Formation |
Overlies | Chinle Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Eolian sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 39°06′N 109°06′W / 39.1°N 109.1°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 17°42′N 48°18′W / 17.7°N 48.3°W |
Region | northern Arizona, northwest Colorado, Nevada, Utah |
Country | ![]() |
Extent | Colorado Plateau |
Type section | |
Named for | Fort Wingate |
Named by | C.E. Dutton |
The Wingate Sandstone is a geologic formation in the Glen Canyon Group of the Colorado Plateau province of the United States which crops out in northern Arizona, northwest Colorado, Nevada, and Utah.