Mushroom Rock State Park
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| Mushroom Rock | |
| State Park | |
 Pedestal formed by nonuniform weathering
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| Country |  United States |
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| State |  Kansas |
| Region | Smoky Hills |
| District | Ellsworth County, Kansas |
| Nearest city | Ellsworth, Kansas |
| Elevation | 488 m (1,601 ft) |
| Coordinates | 38°43′14″N 98°01′38″W / 38.72056°N 98.02722°W |
| Geology | Dakota Sandstone, Early Cretaceous |
| Opened | 25 April 1965 |
| Management | Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks |
| Status | Open to public |
 Map showing location of park
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| Website: KDWP Website | |
Mushroom Rock State Park, located in the Smoky Hills region of Kansas, is noted for its mushroom rock formations. These rocks were formed through a process of nonuniform erosion and weathering in which a hard mass of Dakota Sandstone resisted erosion while the underlying softer stone weathered away, forming a "mushroom" shape. There are two mushrooms and a giant shoe rock, as well as numerous other rock formations in the park. The 5-acre (20,000 m2) park is located near Salina, Kansas, just south of I-70.
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Rock formation at Mushroom Rock State Park, Kansas (1916)[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Darton, N.H. 1916. Guidebook of the Western United States: Part C - The Santa Fe Route, with a Side Trip to Grand Canyon of the Colorado. U.S. Geological Survey. Bulletin 613, 194 pp. (See Plate 3-A)
[edit] See also
Other rock formations in Kansas:
[edit] External links
- Mushroom Rock State Park - Official Site
- Mushroom Rock State Park - Trip Report
- Mushroom Rock State Park - Photographs
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