Series of large chalk formations rich in fossils and estimated to have been formed 80 million years ago

How to Get There

From Wichita (243 miles): Get on I-135 N/KS-15 N/US-81 N from E 1st St N. Take KS-96 W and KS-14 N to Ave T in Sterling. Continue on Ave T. Take 8th Rd to US-56 W in Chase. Take KS-96 W to N Taos Rd in Michigan. Continue on N Taos Rd. Drive to Gove County Rd 16 in Lewis.

Overview

Monument Rocks (also Chalk Pyramids) are a series of large chalk formations in Gove County, Kansas, rich in fossils. The formations were the first landmark in Kansas chosen by the US Department of the Interior as a National Natural Landmark. The chalk formations reach a height of up to 70 ft (21 m) and include formations such as buttes and arches. The carbonate deposits were laid down during the Cretaceous Period in what was then the Western Interior Seaway, which split the continent of North America into two landmasses. They are estimated to have been formed 80 million years ago.

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