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Abert Rim
Credit: Cindi Nolan

Abert Rim, found in Lake County, Oregon, with Abert Lake in the background. Abert Rim is one of the highest fault scarps in the United States. It rises 760 metres (2500 feet) above the valley floor, finishing with an 250-meter (800-foot) sheer-sided basalt cap. It was formed during the Miocene epoch.