Castle Rock (Kansas)
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Castle Rock (Kansas) is a striking chalk rock formation and historic landmark in western Kansas, known for its dramatic spires and scenic badlands landscape.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Castle Rock (Kansas) canonical | 3 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rock formation
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access | unimproved roads ⓘ |
| age | Late Cretaceous ⓘ |
| climateZone | semi-arid ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designation | National Natural Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designationYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 2,300 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| formedIn | Cretaceous period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | chalk ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
buttes
ⓘ
eroded cliffs ⓘ rock spires ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction | Monument Rocks (Kansas) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | surrounding prairie ⓘ |
| hazard |
erosion
ⓘ
rock collapse risk ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
High Plains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niobrara Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic chalk spires
ⓘ
paleontological significance ⓘ scenic badlands landscape ⓘ |
| landformType | badlands ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gove County, Kansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kansas ⓘ Smoky Hills region NERFINISHED ⓘ western Kansas ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Quinter, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | private landowners ⓘ |
| material | calcareous chalk ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Quinter, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | National Natural Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Great Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rockType | Niobrara Chalk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Kansas ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
geological studies
ⓘ
tourism promotion by Kansas tourism agencies ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
hiking
ⓘ
photography ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.