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2. Malapai Hill - Wikipedia

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   The peak rises in Joshua Tree National Park, west of the Hexie Mountains, north of the San Bernardino Mountains and near Queen Valley. [3] Malapai Hill is the product of the intrusion of magma into White Tank monzogranite, that cooled as basalt. The exact origin of the landform is not known: it might have been part of an older volcanic complex ...

3. List of rock formations in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Gull Rock; Indian Rock, Indian Rock Park; Joshua Tree National Park. Skull Rock; Lover's Leap; Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve; Moro Rock, Sequoia National Park; Morro Rock; Mussel Rock; Nine Sisters (aka "The Morros"), San Luis Obispo; Pinnacles National Park; Potato Chip Rock; Rainbow Basin; Red Rock Canyon; Robbers Roost; San Pedro Rock ...

4. Joshua Tree National Park - Wikipedia

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   A grove of namesake Joshua trees at Joshua Tree National Park On August 10, 1936, after Minerva Hoyt and others persuaded the state and federal governments to protect the area, President Franklin D. Roosevelt used the power of the 1906 Antiquities Act to establish Joshua Tree National Monument, [ 19 ] protecting about 825,000 acres (1,289.1 sq ...

5. 12 California experiences to add to your bucket list, one for ...

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   December: Hug a boulder in Joshua Tree's Hidden Valley. Hidden Valley in Joshua Tree National Park draws climbers, boulderers, desert campers and geology geeks from all over. Hidden Valley has 44 ...

6. Whale Rock Preserve has a tragic tie to 1938 hurricane. Now ...

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   On Sept. 21, 1938, Whale Rock's keeper, Daniel Sullivan, was ashore buying supplies while Eberle, an assistant, manned the lighthouse alone. With little warning, the hurricane struck.

7. Wikipedia : Featured picture candidates/Rock formations in ...

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   The rock formations of Joshua Tree National Park were formed 100 million years ago from the cooling of magma beneath the surface. Groundwater is responsible for the weathering that created the spheres from rectangular blocks. You could read more about the rock formations here If the above or similar change is made then this image recieves my ...

8. Hidden Valley (Joshua Tree National Park) - Wikipedia

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   Healthy populations of Joshua Tree, pinyon, juniper and oak share space with mesquite, yucca, nolina, various cacti and other species. According to various sources, [ 5 ] In 1936, desert pioneer Bill Keys blasted a notch through the rocks walls to improve access for his cattle herds. [ 6 ]

9. A Central Coast reservoir is full and spilling for first time ...

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   The lake has gained about 3.5 billion gallons since the start of the year.