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Geologic Formation Attractions In Mount Solon

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Mount Solon is an unincorporated community in Augusta County, Virginia, United States, 22 miles southwest of Harrisonburg and 20 miles north of Staunton. Mount Solon is located in the 6th US Congressional District. It is part of the Staunton–Waynesboro Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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Geologic Formation Attractions In Mount Solon

  • 1. Natural Chimneys Park and Campground Mount Solon
    Natural Chimneys, known as the Cyclopean Towers in the 19th century, is a natural rock structure located near Mt. Solon in Augusta County, Virginia in the United States, in the Shenandoah Valley. The formation is a central feature of a regional park owned and operated by Augusta County. The formation includes seven rock chimneys that range in height from 65 to 120 feet above ground level. The chimneys are formed from limestone that began to accumulate and harden into stone about 500 million years ago in the Paleozoic Era, when the region was underwater. Over time, enormous upward pressures of magma and widespread geologic upheaval, which created the Appalachian Mountains, combined with erosive forces of water and destroyed weaker layers of stone. Eventually, this created the rock chimneys ...
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