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===Great Stone Face=== [[File:Great stone face 2.JPG|thumb|right|150px|The Great Stone Face and a portrait of Joseph Smith Jr.]] Pahvant Valley in Millard County has several ancient lava flows and extinct volcanoes, known as the [[Black Rock Desert volcanic field]], including the "Black Rock" lava flow. About {{convert|17|mi|km}} southwest of Delta, near Black Rock's northwest perimeter is a feature named the "Great Stone Face", which protrudes about four stories above the general elevation.<ref>{{citation|url=http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/ref/collection/USHS_Class/id/20364|title=The Great Stone Face, Millard Co|publisher=Utah State Historical Society; J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah|access-date=September 15, 2014}}</ref> Locals claim that this rock formation, when viewed at the correct angle, appears similar to a profile of [[Joseph Smith]].<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.utahoutdooractivities.com/greatstoneface.html|title=Places to see: Utah Historical Sites|work=UtahOutdoorActivities.com|publisher=Utah Outdoor Activities|access-date=September 15, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705378124/Does-the-Great-Stone-Face-really-resemble-the-Prophet-Joseph.html?pg=all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114081617/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705378124/Does-the-Great-Stone-Face-really-resemble-the-Prophet-Joseph.html?pg=all|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 14, 2013|title=Does the Great Stone Face really resemble the Prophet Joseph?|first=Lynn|last=Arave|date=May 9, 2010|newspaper=[[Deseret News]]}}</ref> At ground level, within view of the "Great Stone Face", is a large, smooth-faced rock covered in Native American petroglyphs.
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