Types of Landslides - Rotational (slump)

Rotational landslide (slump) — Block of material that slides down a slope along a concave-up rupture surface and that may rotate backwards about an axis parallel to the slope’s contour.

Rotational landslide
Rotational landslide [Credit: James Rodgers, WSGS]

Contact:

James Mauch, james.mauch@wyo.gov