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The first known accounts of Ionia Volcano come from the Ponca Tribe, who believed the site to be sacred. [3] In 1896, writer William Huse, in his book The History of Dixon County, Nebraska, claimed the Arapaho Tribe also believed the site to be sacred, stating that chiefs and medicine men would perform sacrificial ceremonies at the Ionia Volcano. [9]
Eastern Border Fault, an inactive Mesozoic rift, formed the Connecticut River Valley and runs along the eastern side of it. The fault can be traced from New Haven, CT to Keene, NH. [20] Sporadic earthquakes along this fault lowered the valley and raised the eastern hills. [21] Merrimack Terrane Ware belt; Gardner belt; Wachusett Mountain belt
Most of the bluff is displaced approximately 40 metres (131 ft) upwards relative to the adjoining bedrock along the Red Wing Fault, which transects the bluff near its south face. It is composed of early Paleozoic rocks, including Ordovician dolomite and sandstone atop Cambrian shale , siltstone and greensand at its base, deposited by early ...
Fourth Chickasaw Bluff at Memphis. The Chickasaw Bluff is the high ground rising about 50 to 200 feet (20–60 m) above the Mississippi River flood plain between Fulton in Lauderdale County, Tennessee and Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee. [1] [2] This elevation, shaped as four bluffs, is named for the Chickasaw people.
Jun. 28—FRANCONIA NOTCH Artists' Bluff, whose sublime views once enticed 19th-century painters, today is one of the most Instagrammed spots in the White Mountains. A magnet from late May through ...
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0.3 mi (0.48 km) to the Crater, then 1.2 mi (1.9 km) Gillem Bluff Climbs to the top of Gillem Bluff for a view of Gillem's Camp. Has a 550-foot elevation gain. Gillem Bluff 0.7 mi (1.1 km) Captain Jack's Stronghold Trail A rough terrain loop trail with two self-guided interpretive areas through the heart of the Modoc War historical battlefield.
Maunganui Bluff is a prominent coastal bluff located on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island, in the Northland region. [1] Known locally as The Bluff , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] it is set in a 495 hectares (1,220 acres) scenic reserve and rises 459 metres (1,506 ft) above sea level.