Monster Rock
Monster Rock | |
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  Monster Rock | |
| Coordinates: 47°19′39″N 119°28′05″W / 47.3275°N 119.4680°W | |
| Location | On Ephrata Erratic Fan near Soap Lake, Washington |
| Geology | glacial erratic |
Monster Rock is a glacial erratic on the Ephrata Erratic Fan.[1][2] It is a registered feature of the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail, on private property in Grant County, Washington.[3] The rock is more than 25 feet (7.6 m) tall,[4] and 60 feet (18 m) in diameter.[5] It is among a grouping of rocks said to have "arrived here through the great floods through Grand Coulee."[6]
References
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[edit]- Baker, Victor R.; Bjornstad, Bruce N.; Gaylord, David R.; Smith, Gary A.; Meyer, Scott E.; Alho, Petteri; Breckenridge, Roy M.; Sweeney, Mark R.; Zreda, Marek (2016), Pleistocene megaflood landscapes of the Channeled Scabland (PDF), The Geological Society of America, Field Guide 41
- "Channeled Scablands - Ephrata Fan". FWS.gov. US Fish and Wildlife Service. March 27, 2023.
- "Ephrata Erratics Fan". Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail. Ice Age Floods Institute. 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
- "Ephrata Erratic Fan, Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail". U.S. National Park Service. May 30, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- Soennichsen, John (2012-02-21). Washington's Channeled Scablands Guide. The Mountaineers Books. ISBN 978-1-59485-484-2. OCLC 910880058. Partial preview through Google Books.
- Tate, Cassandra (March 26, 2008), "Ice Age Floods in Washington", HistoryLink, Seattle: History Ink
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