The flattened ridge crests seen in this photo, called stream terraces, are covered with a thin layer of river alluvium that was deposited in a broad river valley that existed here prior to uplift of the area and downcutting of the present stream valleys. The presence of stream terraces indicates that uplift of the area was sporadic, rather than continuous.
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