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4–The Geologic Record Vol. 2.1 |
Winter
1996 |
A Place to Visit
Morton County, Kansas
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Capped by the Ogallala Formation, Point of Rocks overlooks the Cimarron River in west-central Morton County. A landmark on the Santa Fe Trail’s Cimarron Cut-off (known as the Dry Route), this outcrop signalled water—the nearby Middle Spring—to thirsty travelers. Present-day travelers can see numerous wagon ruts from these earlier campers. Point of Rocks is located west of K-27, about 10 miles north of Elkhart in the Cimarron National Grasslands. Photo by J. Charlton. |
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Online February 10, 2003 Comments to: lbrosius@kgs.ku.edu Kansas Geological Survey URL:http://www.kgs.ku.edu/Publications/GeoRecord/1996/vol2.1/Page4.html |