Rock Formations

Local legend has it that the Devil's claw marks are etched into this distinctive rock.

Millions of years of erosion created the feature for which this rock formation is aptly named.

These spindly, stone-capped formations are the product of glacial deposits and thousands of years of erosion.

Spectacular 300-foot cliffs in a lush mountain canyon.

The rocks exposed at Valley of Fire State Park also occur in a much less known but equally spectacular area a few miles to the southwest.

This natural amphitheatre has been carved over millennia into the layered sedimentary rock of Karijini National Park.

This sandstone marvel of nature is worth a stop along Highway 65.

Rocky outcrops containing overhangs, caves, fissures, clefts, and alcoves that invite exploration and scrambling.

At certain times in the fall and winter, the sunlight makes this natural sandstone arch glow.

A spectacular slot canyon at the northern edge of Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

On Green Island, a rock resembling the ancient Chinese sage gazes contemplatively out at sea.

The 570-ton boulder that gave a New Jersey town its name.

This fascinating and unusual geological formation dominates a suburb of Canberra.

After sitting abandoned for decades, this historic mine is now the only publicly accessible chalk room and pillar mine in North America.

Local legend says a monk brought Christianity to Bornholm through his sermons in a cave inside this free-standing rock.

This natural rock formation spouts jets of water into the air.

This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.