This geologic feature south of Troy, in Pike County, is called cuesta, a ridge that slopes gently down one side and sharply down the other. It is the Spanish word for "slope."
Pike County Cuesta
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Photograph by Mike Neilson
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This geologic feature south of Troy, in Pike County, is called cuesta, a ridge that slopes gently down one side and sharply down the other. It is the Spanish word for "slope."