Crack in the Ground
Unusual volcanic formation – some 3.2 km long and up to 9 m deep crack. It formed by the sinking of an enormous block of the ground after a volcanic eruption. It is possible to walk on the base of this crack.
Hole-in-the-Ground
Large, circular maar – a volcanic explosion crater. Its diameter is some 1,600 m, the floor is around 150 m below the surroundings but the rim around the crater – 35 to 65 m high. This maar formed some 13.5 – 18 thousand years ago.
Haystack Rock
72 m tall basaltic rock stack in the sea, near the beach. At low tide, it can be reached by foot.
Phalanx – ponderosa pine
Tallest known ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa), 81.8 m tall, discovered in 2011. Diameter at the breast height – 5.7 m.
Californian laurel tree at Myrtlewood Trail
Californian laurel tree at Myrtlewood Trail has a circumference of 15.27 m. The trunk is much wider at its base – hence the enormous circumference.
Big Wally – Wallowa Lake Monster
Many reports, including legends of native people about an enormous, manatee-like animal that is up to 15 m long. The elongated lake is 5.6 km long and 1.2 km wide, up to 91 m deep.
Crater Lake in Oregon
Round, beautiful lake in the caldera of Mount Mazuma volcano. The caldera is 655 m deep and formed geologically recently: 7,700 years ago when the volcano collapsed. The lake is 594 m deep – the deepest in the United States.
Fort Rock
Unusual landmark – tufa ring that rises 105 m above the surrounding plain. The diameter of this formation is around 1,360 m.
Wonders of Illinois
Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of North America 🢖 Wonders of the United States 🢖 Wonders of Illinois Territory Wonders of Illinois Highlights Even if there are some fine natural and archaeological landmarks in Illinois, the architectural heritage dominates here by a wide margin. This is the state where much of the contemporary modernity in design and construction technologies were invented. Today we […]
Pomona Natural Bridge
Beautiful, impressive natural bridge that has formed in sandstone rock. It is 27.4 m wide and only 2.4 m wide.
