El Capitan

El Capitan, Yosemite Valley

Granite monolith with 900 m tall, vertical wall. One of the most challenging climbing routes in the world.

Devils Postpile

Devils Postpile, California

Cliff of very well-formed columnar basalt. This cliff resembles a heap of vertically placed piles.

Half Dome

Half Dome, California

Granite dome rising 1,444 m tall above the surroundings. One side of the dome looks as if sheared down, thus the mountain resembles a dome that is divided in half.

Table Rock SC

Table Rock, South Carolina

970 m tall mountain with a fairly flat surface and steep slopes of monolithic granite. This mountain is a batholith – fragment of magma that was pressed upwards during the Ordovician period some 430 million years ago.

Peachtree Rock

Peachtree Rock in 2011

An unusual mushroom rock that stood on a narrow leg and resembled an overturned pyramid. It was some 6 m high. The rock fell in December 2013.

Mangi Tungi

Mangi Tungi

Very impressive cliffs with two peaks, with numerous historical and art values. Contain forts and numerous Jain temples.

Ratangad

Ratangad Nedhe

Cliff – peak at the summit, with a "needle hole" (Ratangad Nedhe) – natural hole through it. The hole is some 3 m high and 10 m wide. A very old fortress has been built here – with the oldest structures up to 2,000 years old.

Konkan Kada

Konkan Kada

More than 900 m tall cliff. A beloved place for hiking, here can be observed vertical movements of clouds and other phenomena.

Yana Rocks

Yana Rocks

Very impressive group of unusual limestone rocks rising above the forest. Especially impressive are two rock formations – Bhairaveshwara Shikhara and the Mohini Shikhara, rising up to 120 m tall.