8 -10 m.y.a, uplift begins again :
Gt. Basin, Colorado Plateau & Rockies;
Grand Canyon begins to form
4-6 m.y.a., Sierra Nevada rises, to 4.3km.
2-4 m.y.a., Rockies & Colorado Plateau
rise rapidly; Rockies to similar heights;
Grand Canyon completes
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