Elephant Rock Mount Diablo

The elephant rock was most likely formed in 1973 in a big eruption on heimaey island.

Elephant rock mount diablo. The mountain s summit boasts spectacular panoramic views. Mount diablo state park mount diablo is a dominant topographic feature in northern california. This rock has a resemblance to the right side of an elephant. Day time and night time.

There is no ticket so you re pretty much free to go whenever. Elephant rock mount diablo state park ca. The area is located off of south gate road and features geological wonders like the wind caves elephant rock sentinel rock artist point fossil ridge and native american grinding rocks. N 37 50 972 w 121 56 056.

The name elephant rock dates back to the early 1900s when tourists knew rock city as the garden of the jungle gods. Sand from the sierra washed across the central valley and down the south slope. Rock city wind caves rock city park s gate rd. Enjoy the view as ken lavin tells the hilarious story of mount diablo state park s second dedication ceremony.

No entrance into park. Lots of people go at sunset to experience both so allocate yourself 2 hours for the sun to go down properly and see the night in all. 10s e 593760 n 4189655. Rock city was formed 37 million to 58 million years ago during the eocene period when mount diablo was under water.

There are 2 sides to the elephant mountain hike. So there s a lot of history here as well as some interesting geology. The real icelandic elephant rock is the close up elephant face but the aerial picture is actually another elephant rock from asia. Photograph by mike fuller.

8 mile loop kid friendly. We pride ourselves on helping customers determine their needs and meeting those needs whether the project is big or small. It was established in 1851 as the initial point of the mount diablo base line and meridian for land surveys spanning two thirds of california and all of nevada. Aside from the summit one of the best places to explore in mount diablo state park is rock city.

37 848454 121 931913 elephant rock. There is a picture that went viral on the internet a while ago.