Before we begin to understand Sedona’s red rocks, let’s have a look at what lies beneath them, the so-called basement or foundation of the Verde Valley. These rocks are hidden from view in the Sedona area but are uplifted along the Verde Fault …
Creation of the Verde Valley and Verde Lake
If someone were hiking in the Sedona area 10 million years ago, they would see the Sedona red rocks partially exposed in an ancestral form of the Mogollon Rim, which itself was partly buried by lava from the House Mountain volcano. This aspect of …
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