Mormon Rocks (Rock Candy Mountains) - Cajon Pass, CA - Places of Geologic Significance on Waymarking.com

In California along Interstate 15 about 19 miles north of San Bernardino, and at Junction 138 going west, there are some interesting rock formations. Locally known as the Mormon Rocks, but officially called Rock Candy Mountains, the strange rock formations are most unusual with holes everywhere poked out by the wind and weather through centuries. The formations are spread out for some distance along Route 138 and also on Route 2, both roads leading to the town of Wrightwood.

Pockmarked and weather-worn though they appear, the Mormon Rocks are a series of cemented sandstone beds much more resistant to erosion than the surrounding gravel and silt sands. Thus, the Rocks stand out in relief called hogbacks above the alluvial flats of the Cajon Canyon wash.

These rock formations look very similar to the formations at Devil's Punchbowl and Vasquez Rocks, both of which are quite a drive away from this area.

Coordinates given are in the vicinity. You don't need to visit these exact coordinates in order to visit the rocks... you can't miss them and don't need a GPS to find your way.

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