Natural or Not

[skyhawk1251]

Found this unusual rock formation while using Google Earth to view locations near Needle Canyon, Superstition Mountains. GPS 33.440987, -111.384027, elevation 3,074 feet. Length is about 195 feet, width is about 80 feet. Because smaller stones appear to be chinked between larger stones, this formation does not look natural in origin. The last GE image is from overhead.

 

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[Idahodutch]

Found this unusual rock formation while using Google Earth to view locations near Needle Canyon, Superstition Mountains. GPS 33.440987, -111.384027, elevation 3,074 feet. Length is about 195 feet, width is about 80 feet. Because smaller stones appear to be chinked between larger stones, this formation does not look natural in origin. The last GE image is from overhead.

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Skyhawk,
You find some interesting things. If I had access to GE right now, I'd probably be looking instead of typing.
Idahodutch

 

[GoldieLocks]

I just do not know how men in more ancient history would make giant rocks?

 

[Oroblanco]

Found this unusual rock formation while using Google Earth to view locations near Needle Canyon, Superstition Mountains. GPS 33.440987, -111.384027, elevation 3,074 feet. Length is about 195 feet, width is about 80 feet. Because smaller stones appear to be chinked between larger stones, this formation does not look natural in origin. The last GE image is from overhead.

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There are ancient Indian ruins in the Superstitions, I am not familiar with this site you have found but it is possible that it could be an ancient Indian ruin. Circlestone is in the Superstitions, one of the great mysteries of those mountains as it is unknown who built them or why.

Interesting find, I hope you are packing your gear to go check it out, you might have found something amazing!

 

[gollum]

Natural. There are tons of formations like that throughout the Supers.


Mike

 

[Kray Gelder]

Natural. There are tons of formations like that throughout the Supers.


Mike

Agreed. Columnar jointing in basalt.

 

[A2coins]

I would at least go investigate thats what we do

 

[Gambrinus]

Here is a shot looking south from 2016. It looks natural to me.

 

[skyhawk1251]

Here is a shot looking south from 2016. It looks natural to me.

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Thanks, Gambrinus. It's natural. Columnar jointing in basalt.

 

[gollum]

Agreed. Columnar jointing in basalt.

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Most of the stuff is not Columnar Basalt. The Superstitions were formed (IIRC) about 50 million years ago by three volcanic calderas that puked up several hundred feet of non-mineralized Dacite and Basalt. For example, here is the base of the Dacite Cliffs :



Mike

 

[Oroblanco]

Thanks for clearing this up - I have not seen anything like that in the Superstitions, but then also haven't trod every foot of them either.

 

[Gambrinus]

Thanks for clearing this up - I have not seen anything like that in the Superstitions, but then also haven't trod every foot of them either.

I agree that I haven't seen anything quite like that in the super but I can see why it looks man made at first, in fact it reminds me of a quarried stone foundation for a stamp mill at a silver mine in Idaho that I have visited a few times.

On a side note the silver mine, mill, tram towers and the town of Graham only existed for one year with the mill only operating for one shift (about 8 hours) on account of it being a big scam due to the low quality of the ore. There are other accounts of there being a lack of ore but that was not the case.

skyhawk1251 I hope you didn't mind my straying away from your thread.

 

[markmar]

Picture taken by Deborah Lee Soltesz



You are talking about the rock formation to the right.

 

[markmar]

Picture taken by Deborah Lee Soltesz

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You are talking about the rock formation to the right.

A close up of the same picture with more brightness



Seems very natural.

 

[Idahodutch]

Wouldn't it be nice to be just starting, a week or so hiking trip. Might even be walking past, somewhere in between those two monuments of the second picture there.

 

[Oroblanco]

Wouldn't it be nice to be just starting, a week or so hiking trip. Might even be walking past, somewhere in between those two monuments of the second picture there.

Wishin' I was there right now!

 

[Jimbo^]

I'm sure you've been asked many times already but where's your website now?
It was pretty interesting, I enjoyed reading your stuff.

Cheers.

 

[AbTexEx]

I just do not know how men in more ancient history would make giant rocks?

Giant Men





Believe it or don't


I think some book said something about 3000 ells tall?


AJones

 

[Oroblanco]

I'm sure you've been asked many times already but where's your website now?
It was pretty interesting, I enjoyed reading your stuff.

Cheers.

If you are asking me (not 100% sure so apologies if this question was directed to someone else) my blog is still there, just haven't found time to post anything interesting lately. Had a problem with the earlier site (passwords issue) and don't use it often but still have the newer one at: https://oroblanco.wordpress.com/
I will make it a point to post something interesting there soon.

Please do continue apologies for getting off the rails there.

 

[skyhawk1251]

Two additional surface features seen in GE images, in or near Boulder Canyon. One feature is a "pit" that seems to have substantial depth, judging by the vegetation growing within it. The other feature seems to be a breached dam in Boulder Canyon, probably built to create a watering tank for cattle.