Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Split Rock Okanogan

I had to do some navigating of backroads in Okanogan County. One road I took was called Split Rock Road. It was not until I reached the far end (or near end depending on where one starts) that I understood the name of the road. Made total sense. 


The rock was sitting atop one of several glacial terraces and is a glacial ice transported rock. It is a local rock so does not meet the technical definition of 'erratic'. The rock is Tonasket Banded Gneiss, part of the Okanogan Metamorphic Core Complex of north central Washington. 
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3 comments:

  1. susanOctober 9, 2020 at 11:51 AM

    I've never heard the Havillah/Chesaw road called "Split Rock Road." Unless that's a different split boulder....

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  2. Dan McShaneOctober 10, 2020 at 8:14 AM

    Spilt Rock is a gravel road that connects to Havillah Road. The rock is at the intersection.

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  3. susanOctober 11, 2020 at 4:40 PM

    Ah, that road. I always thought that was someone's long driveway.

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