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I believe those little peaks are part of the Wasatch Range near Willard, UT
Ben Lomond Peak is to the right (picture in my video). Ben Lomond is geologically complex. The west face and ridgeline south of Ben Lomond are made predominately of quartzite from the Precambrian Period. Some of the rock is made of metamorphic slate and schists. There is also limestone and dolomite from the Cambrian and Ordovician Periods which is about 500 million years old. This area of the Wasatch has rock layers that up-lifted, tilted, and over-thrust, so older rocks may be found at higher elevations than younger ones. The ridgeline is an unusual ecosystem of pinion pine and manzanita shrub, and other low shrubs and plants. On the east side of the ridge are forests with fir, aspen, chokecherry, and maple. During spring and summer the ridges are covered in wild flowers.
Ben Lomond Peak is to the right (picture in my video). Ben Lomond is geologically complex. The west face and ridgeline south of Ben Lomond are made predominately of quartzite from the Precambrian Period. Some of the rock is made of metamorphic slate and schists. There is also limestone and dolomite from the Cambrian and Ordovician Periods which is about 500 million years old. This area of the Wasatch has rock layers that up-lifted, tilted, and over-thrust, so older rocks may be found at higher elevations than younger ones. The ridgeline is an unusual ecosystem of pinion pine and manzanita shrub, and other low shrubs and plants. On the east side of the ridge are forests with fir, aspen, chokecherry, and maple. During spring and summer the ridges are covered in wild flowers.