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Mueller Park canyon is located in Bountiful, Utah, at an elevation of 5,400 ft (1,600 m). It is 5 mi (8.0 km) from downtown in the Wasatch Front mountains. It's home to Mill Creek and many hiking and biking trails. It is best known for Elephant Rock where people will either hike or bike to and watch the sunset over the Great Salt Lake. [1]
Elephant Rock is composed of Aztec Sandstone which formed as lithified sand dunes in a desert about 180–190 million years ago during the Early Jurassic. [6] Precipitation runoff from the landform drains east to Lake Mead via Thomas Wash and Valley of Fire Wash. Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises 120 feet (37 meters) above the ...
In 2016, Elephant Rock also lost the "trunk" which gave it its resemblance to the animal of the same name, leaving a single natural arch. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Losses to the main landmass in the area have occasionally produced extra "sisters", such as one that appeared in 2013.
Arugam Bay (Tamil: அறுகம் குடா, Sinhala: ආරුගම් බොක්ක ), known locally as "Arugam Kudah", is situated on the Indian Ocean in the dry zone of Sri Lanka's southeast coast, and a historic settlement of the ancient Batticaloa Territory (Mattakallappu Desam).
Sri Lanka deployed troops and increased police patrols around a Jewish community center in a popular surfing town on Wednesday after the U.S. embassy warned American citizens of a possible attack ...
[citation needed] Lahugal National Park and Yala East National Park are located within a 10–30 km (6.2–18.6 mi) radius from the Arugam Bay centre. Magul Maha Viharaya (Buddhist temple), Kudumbigala Temple (Buddhist temple), Shastrwela Buddhist Temple, Okanda Hindu Temple are all in the area. [1] [2] Arugam Bay: Ampara District: Eastern Province
One of the crown jewels of Nevada State Parks system, Valley of Fire is a nice day trip from Las Vegas, and offers many hiking opportunities. This is Elephant Rock, located at the eastern entrance of the park. The leftmost "pillar" does look like an elephant nose. Date: 31 December 2011, 14:21: Source: Valley of Fire State Park: Author
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