Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Balanced Rock

Their next stop was at Balanced Rock. Its overall height is 128 feet. The upper boulder section is made of slick rock and is 55 feet high and weighs over 7,000 pounds. The slick rock in upper boulder is more resistant to erosion than is the mudstone pedestal and that unequal erosion is how the formation came to form.
 

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