A massive sandstone monolith 1,142 feet high, with a circumference of 5.8 miles. Sacred to the Anangu people. Its most magical moment is sunset, when it glows deep red, then mauve, then sinks into silhouette.
Three adjacent crater lakes that independently change color (from turquoise to red to black) due to volcanic gas fluctuations. A fleeting wonder. blue coyote natural wonders of the world 37 top
A "tepui" (table-top mountain) with sheer vertical cliffs rising 1,000 meters from the jungle. The summit is a barren, quartzite landscape with unique carnivorous plants. A massive sandstone monolith 1,142 feet high, with
Approximately 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, mostly hexagonal, formed 60 million years ago by cooling lava. Legend says the giant Finn McCool built it. Geology says it’s a textbook example of columnar jointing. Three adjacent crater lakes that independently change color
A grove of 400 pine trees bent at a 90-degree angle at the base. No one knows why (human manipulation or heavy snow?), but it is biologically unique.
The largest gypsum dune field in the world. Unlike quartz sand, gypsum is cool to the touch and dissolves in water. It looks like snow in July.