Paul Bunyan's Woodpile
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This interesting formation is in the Tintic Mining District south of the town of Eureka, Utah. Drive south from Eureka on U.S. 50 and turn left at the sign onto a gravel road. At one time, when the author visited, it was possible to drive right up to the formation. Since the author's visit, some mines have re-opened, closing the earlier route. The author understands from a report on TV that it is now a one mile hike from a marked trailhead. The formation consists of prismatic lava which flowed from a fissure in the side of a hill- similar to the "Devil's Postpile" in California, except the prisms are more horizontal than vertical. The site is administered by the BLM. See Arch in Paul Bunyan's Woodpile. |
