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This is an aerial view of the badlands in Mancos Shale near Caineville, Utah (USA) The sandstone-capped butte in the background is about 300 m higher than the Fremont River (foreground). The badland slopes are about 30-60 m high, and a pediment surface extends from the eroding badland slopes to the Fremont River.