Natural wonders

An enormous waterfall which has been largely transformed by articifial dams. It is horseshoe shaped, 457 m wide and 12 m high. Its flow...

Unusual volcanic formation - some 3.2 km long and up to 9 m deep crack. It formed by the sinking of an enormous block...

Large, circular maar - a volcanic explosion crater. Its diameter is some 1,600 m, the floor is around 150 m below the surroundings but...

A 72 m tall basaltic rock stack in the sea, near beach. At low tide it can be reached by foot. Location, GPS coordinates: 45.8844 N...

The tallest known ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa), 81.8 m tall, discovered in 2011. Diameter at breast height - 5.7 m. Location, GPS coordinates: 42.45798 N 123.67878...

Californian laurel (Umbellularia californica) with a circumference of 15.27 m, height 30.8 m. The trunk of the tree becomes much wider at its base...

Many reports, including legends of native people about enormous, manatee-like animal, which is up to 15 m long. The elongated lake is 5.6 km...

A round, beautiful lake in caldera of Mount Mazuma volcano. The caldera is 655 m deep and formed geologically recently: 7,700 years ago when...

An unusual landmark - tufa ring which rises 105 m above the surrounding plain. The diameter of this formation is around 1,360 m. Location, GPS...

A beautiful, impressive natural bridge which has formed in sandstone rock. It is 27.4 m wide and only 2.4 m wide. Location, GPS coordinates: 37.64882 N...