Mushroom Rock State Park, located in the Smoky Hills region of north-central Kansas, is noted for its mushroom rock formations. These mushroom rocks are an example of hoodoos, formed through a process of nonuniform erosion and weathering in which a hard mass of Dakota Sandstone capstone resisted erosion while the underlying softer stone weathered away. There are two mushrooms and a giant shoe rock, as well as numerous other rock formations in the 5-acre (2.0Â ha) park.
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Other rock formations in Kansas:
- Castle Rock (Kansas)
- Monument Rocks (Kansas)
- Rock City, Kansas
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External linksEdit
- Mushroom Rock State Park - Official Site
- Mushroom Rock State Park - Trip Report
- Mushroom Rock State Park - Photographs
- Ellsworth County Map, KDOT
