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Hoodoo comes from a Southern Paiute word, oo’doo, which refers to a thing that is scary or inspires fear. [1] [2] Hoodos form part of some legends of Native Americans in the American Southwest. For example, hoodoos in Bryce Canyon National Park were considered petrified remains of ancient beings who had been sanctioned for misbehavior. [3]
Hoodoo Butte is a cinder cone butte in the Cascade Range of northern Oregon, located near Santiam Pass. Immediately to the east lies Hayrick Butte , a prime example of a tuya ; the two mountains' names were likely mistaken for each other, but stuck with them over time.
Flute – in geology, process of differential weathering and erosion that produces a corrugated surface of ridges or flutes; Honeycomb weathering – Form of cavernous weathering and subcategory of tafoni; Inselberg – Isolated, steep rock hill on relatively flat terrain
Thousands of pounds of rock plummeted from a canyon wall in Utah’s Bryce Canyon National Park — a site internationally known for its haunting “hoodoos” formations.
[3] [11] The average rate of erosion of a hoodoo is approximately 2–4 feet (0.6-1.3 m) every 100 years. [ 12 ] The two leaders, Glenn Taylor and David Hall, were subsequently dismissed from their leadership roles by the Utah National Parks Council , which is a local council of the Boy Scouts in Utah.
Mushroom rock in Timna Valley, Israel "Chicken and Mushroom" rocks in the White Desert, Egypt The Kelchstein ("Chalice Rock") near Oybin, Lusatian Mountains, Germany. A mushroom rock, also called rock pedestal, or a pedestal rock, is a naturally occurring rock whose shape, as its name implies, resembles a mushroom.
The Hoodoo Formation is a geologic formation in Alaska. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period. See also. Earth sciences portal; Alaska portal;
The Melnik Earth Pyramids (Bulgarian: Мелнишки пирамиди) are rock formations, known as hoodoos, situated at the foothills of the Pirin mountain range in south-western Bulgaria.