List of rock formations in the United States
The following is a partial list of rock formations in the United States, by state:
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Arizona
Spider Rock
Pinnacle Balanced Rock
The West and East Mitten Buttes
- Antelope Canyon
- Canyon de Chelly National Monument
- Chiricahua National Monument
- Big Balanced Rock
- Duck on a Rock
- Mushroom Rock
- Natural Bridge
- Organ Pipe
- Pinnacle Balanced Rock
- Punch and Judy
- Sea Captain
- Grand Canyon
- Angels Window
- Cheops Pyramid
- Horseshoe Mesa
- Sumner Butte
- Zoroaster Temple and many other named buttes, mesas and 'temples'
- Monument Valley
- Hunts Mesa
- Mittens
- North Window
- Three Sisters
- The Thumb
- Totem Pole
- Petrified Forest National Park
- Agate Bridge
- Window Rock
California
Devil's Postpile
Skull Rock
El Capitan
- Alabama Hills
- Bird Rock
- Castle Crags
- Devil's Postpile
- Gull Rock
- Indian Rock, Indian Rock Park
- Moro Rock, Sequoia National Park
- Mussel Rock
- Nine Sisters (aka "The Morros"), San Luis Obispo
- Red Rock Canyon State Park (California)
- San Pedro Rock
- Seal Rock (San Francisco County, California)
- Seal Rock (San Mateo County, California)
- Sears Rock
- Skull Rock, Joshua Tree National Park
- Tahquitz
- Vasquez Rocks
- Yosemite Valley/Yosemite National Park
- Cathedral Rocks
- Cathedral Spires
- Clouds Rest
- El Capitan
- Glacier Point
- Half Dome
- Lembert Dome
- Sentinel Rock
- Three Brothers
Colorado
Painted Wall
- Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs
- Painted Wall, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
- Red Rocks
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Garden of the Gods
Indiana
- Devil's Backbone, near Charlestown
Iowa
Kansas
Mushroom Rock
- Monument Rocks National Natural Landmark, Oakley
- Mushroom Rock State Park, Carneiro
- Rock City, Minneapolis
Massachusetts
Plymouth Rock
Michigan
Minnesota
- Devil's Kettle, Judge C. R. Magney State Park
- In-Yan-Teopa, Frontenac State Park
- Palisade Head
Missouri
Montana
Chief Mountain
Nebraska
Chimney Rock
Nevada
Lexington Arch
- Lexington Arch, Great Basin National Park
- Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
- Valley of Fire, Clark County, Nevada
- Elephant Rock
- Natural Arch (collapsed in 2010)
New Hampshire
- Old Man of the Mountain (collapsed in 2003)
New Jersey
New Mexico
Shiprock, NW New Mexico
- City of Rocks State Park, Grant County
- Kneeling Nun, Hanover, Grant County
- Natural Bridge, Corona, Lincoln County
- Needles Eye Arch and Little Needles Eye Arch, Florida Mountains, Luna County
- Saddle Rock, Grant County
- Shiprock
- Tent Rocks, Cochiti (called Kasha-Katuwe in the language of the Cochiti people)
- The Needles Eye, Cooney, Catron County
- Tooth of Time, Colfax County
New York
- Lemon Squeezer, Harriman State Park
- Rat Rock, Central Park, New York City
- Chimney Bluffs State Park
- The Palisades (Hudson River)
- Sam's Point Preserve
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Oregon
Wizard Island
- Crater Lake
- Fort Rock, Lake County
- Haystack Rock, Clatsop County
- Haystack Rock, Tillamook County
- The Honeycombs, Malheur County
- Smith Rock, Deschutes County
- Skinner Butte, Lane County
- Spencer Butte, Lane County
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
El Capitan reef
- El Capitan, Guadalupe Mountains National Park
- Palo Duro Canyon, Amarillo
- Hueco Tanks, Big Bend, Brewster County
- Enchanted Rock, Gillespie County/Llano County
Utah
Delicate Arch at sunset
Thor's Hammer
Mesa Arch at sunrise, Island in the Sky district
Aerial view of Waterpocket Fold
Toadstool, Fisher Towers
Zebra Canyon
Entrance to the Subway
- Arches National Park
- Bryce Canyon National Park
- Sinking Ship
- Thor's Hammer
- Canyonlands National Park
- Angel Arch
- Druid Arch
- Island in the Sky
- Mesa Arch
- Upheaval Dome
- Capitol Reef National Park
- Capitol Dome
- Capitol Gorge
- Cassidy Arch
- The Castle
- Golden Throne
- Hickman Bridge
- Waterpocket Fold
- Dead Horse Point State Park
- Devil's Slide
- Elephant Rock in Kings Canyon, Millard County
- Fisher Towers
- Goblin Valley State Park
- Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
- Coyote Gulch - slot canyons, arches and a natural bridge
- Devil's Garden
- Grosvenor Arch
- Zebra Canyon
- Kodachrome Basin State Park
- Mexican Hat
- Natural Bridges National Monument
- Kachina Natural Bridge
- Owachomo Natural Bridge
- Sipapu Natural Bridge
- Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument
- Notch Peak
- Rainbow Bridge National Monument
- Zion National Park
- Angel's Landing
- Checkerboard Mesa
- The Great White Throne
- Kolob Arch
- The Subway
- The Three Patriarchs
- Zion Narrows
Washington
- Beacon Rock, Columbia River Gorge
- Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park
- Steamboat Rock, Steamboat Rock State Park
West Virginia
Seneca Rocks
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Independence Rock in Natrona County, Wyoming
References
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