Show earth crumpling which formed mountains in the region now occupied bj the wasatch mountains Mount Tins a number of faults were developed close together and the broken pieces of the births crust between them were pushed up alie rocks on one side of each crack riding up over those on the other aide until a great mount un ange wis formed where once lay a plain during tho lone penna of slow earth movement which made the mountains flat lying beds of rock were locally turned on edge crumpled and folded in a wonderfully intricate manner these upturned and crumpled nicks are well exposed in ogden canyon the west face of the wasatch range is believed to mark the plane of the normal fault at a nearly vert icle crack in tho eartha bruot the rocki on the east side of which went up or those on the west side went down the forces which hae raised these mountains are still active for move menta along this fault has disturbed the recently overland guidebook U S geological survey |