Monument Rocks scenic overlook ✓ Quality

Monument Rocks

Kansas • 3,020' elevation

Gravel Road

"Pyramids of the Prairie"

3,020'Elevation
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What You'll See

Chalk PyramidsHigh PlainsFossil BedsNiobrara Chalk

About This Overlook

Rising 70 feet from the Kansas prairie, these chalk formations were deposited 80 million years ago when an inland sea covered the Great Plains. Kansas's first national natural landmark.

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