Highlight • Natural Monument
Balance Rock
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Prescott National Forest
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Georg Koester
December 23, 2021
Hiking
One of many large boulders found in the rugged Granite Basin area. These rocks are alleged to be 1.4 billion years old, hm?
Prescott's Granite Dells ~ 1.4 billion year old rock | AZGS
azgs.arizona.edu/photo/prescotts-granite-dells-14-billion-year-old-rock
Prescott's Granite Dells ~ 1.4 billion year old rock | AZGS
azgs.arizona.edu/photo/prescotts-granite-dells-14-billion-year-old-rock
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Hike the moderate 4.7-mile Balancing Rock and West Lake Trail Loop near Prescott, Arizona, featuring unique rock formations and panoramic vi
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Elevation 1,710 m
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