Drumheller Channels National Natural Landmark
N 46° 54.229 W 119° 18.360
11T E 324373 N 5197057
The Drumheller National Natural Landmark is located in central Washington State.
Waymark Code: WM25GC
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 09/08/2007
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The Drumheller Channels are the most significant example in the Columbia Plateau of basalt butte-and-basin channeled scablands. This National Natural Landmark is an extensively eroded landscape, located in south central Washington state characterized by hundreds of isolated, steep-sided hills (buttes) surrounded by a braided network of numerous channels, all but one of which are currently dry. It is a classic example of the tremendous erosive powers of extremely large floods such as those that reformed the Columbia Plateau volcanic terrain during the late Pleistocene glacial Missoula Floods.
Predominate Feature: Channeld scablands from the Ice Age Floods
Parking/Access Location: N 46° 54.229 W 119° 18.360
Ownership: Federal
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Landmark's Website: [Web Link]
Admission Charged: Not Listed
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