Monument Rocks (Kansas)

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Monument Rocks in Kansas is a striking set of large chalk rock formations rising from the plains, renowned as one of the state’s first National Natural Landmarks and a popular geologic and scenic attraction.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Natural Landmark ⓘ
rock formation ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
accessFee typically free public access ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Chalk Pyramids ⓘ
approximateHeight up to about 70 feet (21 meters) ⓘ
approximateMaximumThicknessOfChalk tens of meters ⓘ
containsFossilsFrom Cretaceous marine organisms ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
designatedBy National Park Service ⓘ
designation National Natural Landmark ⓘ
designationType National Natural Landmark of the United States ⓘ
designationYear 1968 ⓘ
elevationAboveSurroundingPlains up to about 70 feet ⓘ
formedBy erosion ⓘ
formedInEnvironment ancient Western Interior Seaway ⓘ
geologicAge Cretaceous period ⓘ
geologicProvince Niobrara Chalk ⓘ
governingBodyForLandmarkStatus National Park Service ⓘ
hasAccessType gravel roads ⓘ
hasViewType open prairie vistas ⓘ
heritageStatus one of the first National Natural Landmarks designated in Kansas ⓘ
landOwnership private land with public access ⓘ
locatedIn Gove County, Kansas ⓘ
Kansas ⓘ
locatedInRegion Great Plains ⓘ
western Kansas ⓘ
material chalk ⓘ
near Oakley, Kansas ⓘ
Scott City, Kansas ⓘ
US Highway 83 ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Route 83
notableFeature butte-like formations ⓘ
large chalk monoliths ⓘ
natural arches ⓘ
partOf High Plains region ⓘ
popularFor fossil hunting in surrounding area ⓘ
geologic tourism ⓘ
scenic photography ⓘ
recognizedFor outstanding example of chalk badlands topography ⓘ
region Midwestern United States ⓘ
roadTypeToSite unpaved rural roads ⓘ
rockType sedimentary rock ⓘ
safetyAdvisory subject to strong winds and storms typical of High Plains ⓘ
state Kansas ⓘ
stateRanking one of the most famous natural landmarks in Kansas ⓘ
tourismCategory natural attraction ⓘ
visibility visible from several miles away on the plains ⓘ

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Smoky Hills region of Kansas → contains → Monument Rocks (Kansas) ⓘ
Gove County, Kansas → hasProtectedArea → Monument Rocks Natural Landmark ⓘ
linked to: Monument Rocks (Kansas)