Monument Rocks Arch - Scott City, Kansas - USA
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FLMathfreak
N 38° 47.726 W 100° 45.862
14S E 346776 N 4295555
A natural arch at the Monument Rocks National Landmark
Waymark Code: WM18Z9A
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2023
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Monument Rocks are a series of large chalk formations in Gove County, Kansas, rich in fossils. The formations were the first landmark in Kansas chosen by the US Department of the Interior as a National Natural Landmark.
The chalk formations reach a height of up to 70 ft (21 m) and include formations such as buttes and arches. The carbonate deposits were laid down during the Cretaceous Period in what was then the Western Interior Seaway, which split the continent of North America into two landmasses. They are estimated to have been formed 80 million years ago.
Photo of the Arch by itself?: yes
Type of Arch: Wind Eroded
Type of Material:
Niobrara chalk formation sometimes referred to as the Chalk Pyramids
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