Geology of National Parks

City of Rocks National Reserve

A Photographic Geology Tour

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Click here to start a tour of City of Rocks National Reserve. Click on any of the images to continue to the next page in the linked series of web pages. Or, see a thumbnail gallery.

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Map of City of Rocks National Reserve
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Granite Peak Circle Creek Overlook Circle Creek Overlook
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Granite dikes Historic home near Almo Historic home near Almo
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Treasure Rock View from Treasure Rock Elephant Rock
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Nematode Rock Twin Sisters in distance Nematode Rock
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Sagebrush and aspen forest Nematode Rock Private Idaho
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View from Private Idaho View from Private Idaho Private Idaho
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Aspens near Teakettle Rock Tea Kettle Rock Granite Peak in distance
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Circle Creek Basin City of Rocks Bread Loaves (rock)
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Taphoni weathering granite Aspens near Window Rock Aspens near Window Rock
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South Fork Circle Creek Trail South Fork Circle Creek Trail South Fork Circle Creek Trail
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Window Rock View from Bumblie area Aspens near Cannibal Rock
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Willow grove along creek Odessy Rocks Twin Sisters

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Click here to learn more about City of Rocks National Reserve (National Park Service website: http://www.nps.gov/ciro).

National Park Service, Natural Resource Program Center, 2010, City of Rocks National Reserve Geologic Resources Inventory Report, Natural Resource Report NPS/NRPC/GRD/NRR—2010/191, 41 p.
http://www.nature.nps.gov/geology/inventory/publications/reports/ciro_gri_rpt_body_print.pdf
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This website contains images produced from stereo photo pairs that were manipulated into anaglyphs (3D images). You will need red-and-cyan stereo viewing glasses to get the 3D visual effects. Photgraphy on this website was taken in 2005.

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Last modified 7/9/2010