Devils Postpile National Monument

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national monument protected area

Devils Postpile National Monument is a protected area in California’s Sierra Nevada famed for its striking columnar basalt formations and nearby Rainbow Falls.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Devils Postpile area 1
Devils Postpile rock formation 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national monument ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
accessManagedBy mandatory shuttle bus in peak season ⓘ
administeredBy National Park Service ⓘ
surface form: United States National Park Service
area approximately 3.2 square kilometers ⓘ
approximately 800 acres ⓘ
averageColumnHeight about 18 meters ⓘ
about 60 feet ⓘ
climate mountain climate ⓘ
columnShape mostly hexagonal columns ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
elevation approximately 2,200 meters above sea level ⓘ
approximately 7,200 feet above sea level ⓘ
established 1911 ⓘ
establishedAs U.S. National Monument ⓘ
establishedBy President William Howard Taft ⓘ
formationProcess cooling and contraction of basaltic lava ⓘ
geologicalType basaltic lava flow ⓘ
governingBody National Park Service ⓘ
hasNaturalFeature Middle Fork San Joaquin River ⓘ
surface form: Middle Fork of the San Joaquin River

Rainbow Falls ⓘ
columnar basalt formations ⓘ
hasTrail trail to Devils Postpile formation ⓘ
trail to Rainbow Falls ⓘ
IUCNCategory III ⓘ
locatedIn California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Madera County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sierra Nevada ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Inyo National Forest ⓘ
locatedNear Ansel Adams Wilderness ⓘ
Yosemite National Park ⓘ
namedAfter Devils Postpile National Monument self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Devils Postpile rock formation
nearestCity Mammoth Lakes area ⓘ
surface form: Mammoth Lakes, California
notableFor well‑formed columnar jointing ⓘ
offersActivity camping ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
partOf Sierra Nevada ⓘ
surface form: Sierra Nevada physiographic province
primaryAccessRoad Reds Meadow Road NERFINISHED ⓘ
protectedFor geological significance ⓘ
scenic value ⓘ
purpose to protect unique columnar basalt formations ⓘ
region eastern Sierra Nevada ⓘ
rockType basalt ⓘ
seasonalAccess primarily open in summer ⓘ
state California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California
watercourse Middle Fork San Joaquin River ⓘ
winterAccess often closed due to snow ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mount Ritter → accessTrailhead → Devils Postpile National Monument ⓘ
this entity surface form: Devils Postpile area
eastern California → contains → Devils Postpile National Monument ⓘ
subject surface form: Eastern California
Mammoth Lakes area → hasAttraction → Devils Postpile National Monument ⓘ
Rainbow Falls → locatedInProtectedArea → Devils Postpile National Monument ⓘ
subject surface form: Rainbow Falls (Mammoth Lakes)
Devils Postpile National Monument → namedAfter → Devils Postpile National Monument self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Devils Postpile rock formation
Rainbow Falls → partOf → Devils Postpile National Monument ⓘ
subject surface form: Rainbow Falls (Mammoth Lakes)