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Baraboo Range in winter Looking east down the range on Wisconsin Highway 78. The Baraboo Range is a mountain range in Columbia County and Sauk County, Wisconsin. Geologically, it is a syncline fold consisting of highly eroded Precambrian metamorphic rock. It is about 25 miles (40 km) long and varies from 5 to 10 miles (16 km) in width.
The park is on the edge of the Baraboo Range in an unglaciated Driftless Area of south-central Wisconsin. Outcrops of quartzite, hardened sand deposited about 1.6 billion years ago jut out of the tops of these hills. The arch and rock shelter have been weathered out of one such outcropping. The top of the arch is 35 feet (11 m) above the ground.
The Baraboo Range anchors the eastern edge where the Wisconsin River turns and runs through the area to the Mississippi River. The Baraboo Range is a monadnock in Sauk and Columbia Counties and a National Natural Landmark formed 1.6 billion years ago featuring Devil's Lake , an endorheic lake .
Due to the long geological history of Devil's Lake and the Baraboo Range, the area has been used in geological research for years. The lake itself is rectangular in shape and is a little over a mile long from north to south and a half mile from east to west. It has many cliffs, unique rock formations and a variety of animal and plant species. [15]
Point of Rocks is located along the east side of a curve in US 12, 0.25 miles (0.40 km) south of its intersection with Wisconsin Highway 159.The outcropping itself is around 4,000 feet (1,200 m) thick and consists of maroon, pink, and purple quartzite, while the surrounding area is covered by trees.
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Baraboo vicinity: The lake between two stone bluffs was sacred to Native Americans, who built effigy mounds on its shores. The state park was founded in 1911. The CCCs built most of the rustic structures in the 1930s. Now Wisconsin's largest and most popular state park. [15] 9: Downtown Baraboo Historic District: Downtown Baraboo Historic District