Monument Rocks Kansas Map

Monument rocks are a series of large chalk formations in gove county kansas rich in fossils.

Monument rocks kansas map. The chalk pyramids and monument rocks are names for the same group of rock outcroppings near us 83 in western kansas. Buchanan r and mccauley j. We dropped our trailer at the ta truck stop 45 minutes north. The day we.

One of the best known formations is the area known as the monument rocks sometimes referred to as the chalk pyramids and officially recognized by the national park service as a national natural landmark. There are signs at the turn off 6 miles of gravel roads from both north and south. In addition to the unusual geology the area also offers some interesting habitat for. Monument rocks the chalk pyramids kansas monument rocks and chalk pyramids are names for the same group of rock outcroppings near us 83 in western kansas.

The road getting back to the rocks is dirt gravel so getting a trailer or rv to the rocks is not a recommended. R 2010 roadside kansas. Find the best monument rocks around ks and get detailed driving directions with road conditions live traffic updates and reviews of local business along the way. Lawrence kansas university press of kansas 392 p.

Monument rocks can be seen in the distance from highway us 83 if you know where to look. Monument rocks national natural landmark is situated 960 feet southeast of monument rocks arch. There are signs at the turn off 6 miles of gravel roads. You can see the rocks in the distance from the highway if you know where to look.

Who would have ever imagined beautiful rock formations in the middle of kansas farm land. Although dry here in recent years the smoky hill river once had enough flow to carve unique badlands in the fossil rich chalk layers of western kansas. Kansas geological survey bulletin 225. Stratigraphy and depositional environment of smoky hill chalk member niobrara chalk upper cretaceous of the type area western kansas.