a fairy tower like pinnacle of rock rising out of a canyon floor formed by wind and water
a geological feature consisting of a freestanding column of stone
a landscape feature, defined as "a pillar of rock, usually of fantastic shape, left by erosion"
a pinnacle or odd-shaped rock left standing by the forces of erosion
a tall column shaped rock formation common in the mountains
a very tall spire or column, rising a hundred or more feet in the air
a weird, iron capped rock resembling an enormous mushroom
A column, pinnacle, or pillar of rock produced in a region of sporadic heavy rainfall by differential weathering or erosion of horizontal strata, facilitated by joints and by layers of varying hardness, and occurring in varied and often eccentric or grotesque forms.
Column or pinnacle of rock eroded from flat-lying strata.
A column or pillar of rock produced in a region of sporadic heavy rainfall by differential weathering or erosion of horizontal strata, and facilitated by joints and layers of varying hardness. Examples are found in some parts of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
A column or pillar of bizarre shape caused by differential erosion on rocks of different hardness.
A tall, conical column of unconsolidated to semi consolidated material such as clay, till, or landslide debris, produced by differential erosion in a region of sporadic heavy rainfall (as in a badlands or a desert wash), and usually capped by a flat, hard boulder that shielded the underlying softer material from erosion.
The local name for the brightly colored shale and sandstone chimneys found in Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah.