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This is pretty amazing. Out in the middle of a huge flat Kansas field there are these huge outcroppings (chalk pyramids) that seem more suited for the badlands of Utah than the Kansas prairie! It's a privately owned property, and the owner lets visitors tour it for no charge.
Experience the striking beauty of these rock outcroppings on the Kansas prairie, weather permitting, from dawn till dusk. Monument Rocks are on unpaved roads in Gove County, 20 miles south of Oakley off Hwy 83.
Monument Rocks (also Chalk Pyramids) are a series of large chalk formations in Gove County, Kansas, rich in fossils. The formations were the first landmark in Kansas chosen by the U.S. Department of the Interior as a National Natural Landmark.
Photos and directions to the spectacular Monument Rocks, also known as the Chalk Pyramids in western Kansas.
Discover Monument Rocks in Oakley, Kansas: One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.
Experience the beauty of the southwest among the red-tinged canyons and mesas of the Gypsum Hills. One visit to the rocks and you'll know Kansas isn't flat. Castle Rock near Oakley and Monument Rocks near Quinter are as photogenic as they are unexpected.
Rising above the plains in Gove County in western Kansas is Monument Rocks, a series of large chalk formations formed some 80 million years ago. Also referred to as the Chalk Pyramids, the site was designated a National Natural Landmark by the U.S. Department of Interior in 1968.
Monument Rocks, also known as the “Chalk Pyramids,” is an area where white chalk formations, some of which rise up to seventy feet high and take the form of awe-inspiring arches, stand clustered amid a flat, barren landscape.
View the breathtaking Monument Rocks, also known as the Chalk Pyramids. The natural formations can be found 18 miles north of Scott City, and then by turning east at Keystone Gallery. This site is the first National Natural Landmark in Kansas designated by the Department of Interior on October 31, 1968. These limestone formations stretch to 50 ...
Known as both Chalk Pyramids and Monument Rocks, these landmarks in Kansas were definitely worth the detour. The rocks, recognized as a National Natural Landmark, are located on private property, but generously made available to the public- and at no charge.