Monument Rocks
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Monument Rocks is a striking cluster of towering chalk formations in western Kansas, renowned as one of the state’s most iconic natural landmarks and a National Natural Landmark site.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Natural Landmark
ⓘ
rock formation ⓘ |
| accessPolicy | open to the public ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Chalk Pyramids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDistanceFrom | about 25 miles south of Oakley, Kansas ⓘ |
| comparedWith | Castle Rock (Kansas) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsFossilsFromPeriod | Cretaceous Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsFossilsOf |
fish
ⓘ
invertebrates ⓘ marine reptiles ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designation | National Natural Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designationYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 808 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| formedBy | deposition in an ancient inland sea ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cretaceous ⓘ |
| geologicalFormationType | chalk formation ⓘ |
| hasNaturalFeature |
arches
ⓘ
buttes ⓘ hoodoos ⓘ spires ⓘ |
| hasView | expansive prairie landscape ⓘ |
| isPopularForActivity |
geology field trips
ⓘ
photography ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kansas
ⓘ
western Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Gove County, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Great Plains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAuthority | private landowner ⓘ |
| material |
chalk
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ |
| maximumHeight | up to about 70 feet ⓘ |
| near |
Oakley, Kansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scott City, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ US Highway 83 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive arches and windows
ⓘ
fossil-bearing rock ⓘ towering chalk monoliths ⓘ |
| partOf |
Niobrara Chalk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Kansas chalk formations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedStatus | National Natural Landmark site ⓘ |
| regionallySignificantAs | one of Kansas’s most iconic natural landmarks ⓘ |
| risk | erosion ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| visitorGuideline |
daytime visitation only
ⓘ
no climbing on formations ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.