Basalt "Feathers," Old Vantage Road, Washington
Posted by: Rose Red
N 47° 01.711 W 119° 57.927
11T E 274676 N 5212601
The massive Missoula Ice Age Flood waters stripped the area around the columnar basalt creating "Feathers."
Waymark Code: WM4EFD
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 08/12/2008
Views: 70
Basalt is a common volcanic rock. It is the bedrock of the Columbia Basin. It tends to break into palisades of vertical columns. The powerful Missoula Ice Age Flood waters eroded the area around the columnar basalt creating "Feathers." These columnar basalt "Feathers" are located on the old Vantage Road, northwest of Interstate 90.