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Bell Rock is a butte just north of the Village of Oak Creek, Arizona, United States, south of Sedona in Yavapai County. With an elevation at its summit of 4,919 feet (1,499 m), it is just west of Courthouse Butte. Its panoramic views make it a popular landmark and tourist attraction.
Sedona is located in the interior chaparral, semi-desert grassland, Great Basin conifer woodland biomes of northern Arizona. [17] Sedona has mild winters and warm summers. [18] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.2 square miles (49.7 km 2) of which 0.04 square miles (0.1 km 2), or 0.22%, is water. [3]
The formation is the most prominent layer of the red rocks of the Sedona area due the presence of hematite – iron-oxide (rust) – giving the sandstone a red color. The Schnebly Hill Sandstone formation comprises three sections: the Bell Rock member, the Fort Apache member, and; the Sycamore Pass member. [7]
Cathedral Rock is a natural sandstone butte near Sedona, Arizona, and one of the most-photographed sights in Arizona, United States. [3] The rock formation is located in the Coconino National Forest in Yavapai County, about 1 mi (1.6 km) west of Arizona Route 179, and about 2.5 mi (4.0 km) south of the "Y" intersection of State Routes 179 and 89A in uptown Sedona.
The Bell Rock scenic area adjoins the north end of VOC, and the town is surrounded by the Coconino National Forest. A Forest Service Visitor Center is located at the south end of VOC. Big Park's FIPS code is 07570. [2] Residents of VOC have a Sedona ZIP code, 86351.
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The rock that retained the olivine and pyroxene crystals (OPM) is extremely resistant to weathering and is the material which forms the tors. The altered rock (AM) conversely is very weak and readily breaks down to a coarse soil. The inner felsic core is a medium grained quartz monzonite that gradually grades into granite at the center. The ...
Bell Rock may refer to: Bell Rock (Antarctica), a nunatak in the Goodenough Glacier, Palmer Land, Antarctica; Bell Rock (Arizona), a butte near Sedona, United States; Inchcape or the Bell Rock, a reef off the east coast of Angus, Scotland with a lighthouse