Interim Geologic Map of the Bicknell Quadrangle, Wayne County, Utah (OFR-654) Gold but few may know about

but few may know about the Lost Rhoades mine purportedly full of gold treasure

in Overthurst Belt of Utah

the Idaho batholith in the central part of the state

and developed campsites

Interim Geologic Map of the Bicknell Quadrangle, Wayne County, Utah (OFR-654) Gold but few may know aboutBy: Robert F. Biek The Bicknell quadrangle lies astride the Paunsaugunt fault zone in south central Utah and includes Oligocene and Miocene volcanic rocks of the gently east tilted Awapa Plateau juxtaposed against Mesozoic strata famously exposed at nearby Capitol Reef National Park. Large Quaternary landslides, derived from weak volcaniclastic strata on the adjacent flanks of Thousand Lake Mountain and Boulder Mountain, partly fill Rabbit Valley on