Wildcat Canyon
County: Trego
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Photographer: John Charlton/KGS
Place Name: Wildcat Canyon
Short description: Wildcat Canyon in Trego County. The Niobrara Chalk formations in Trego and nearby counties were formed from sediments deposited on the bottom of a great inland sea during the later part of the Cretaceous Period, about 80 million years ago.
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