slickrock

[ slik-rok ]

noun

1. rock or a rock formation that is smooth and slippery.

Word History and Origins

Origin of slickrock¹

slick + rock ¹

Example Sentences

From his days hauling teenagers down whitewater and across slickrock, Sundog believes in instilling in youth what Aldo Leopold termed a “land ethic.”

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Our hike took us through slot canyons, grassy prairies, and over smooth, exposed slickrock.

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In the early 1990s, Sand Flats was a free-for-all, with people setting up camp wherever they wanted among sandy washes and slickrock outcroppings.

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If you’re short on time and can’t fit any of these lengthier options into your schedule, make tracks for Corona Arch, where a three-mile round-trip hike will deposit you on a slickrock slope beneath this gawk-worthy natural wonder.

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