Sims Corner Eskers and Kames

Sims Corner Eskers and Kames
Mixed erratics located near Sims Corner. The nearest is basalt, while the ones behind it are granite.
Sims Corner Eskers and Kames is located in Washington (state)
Sims Corner Eskers and Kames
Map of Washington state
Locationnorth central Washington state
Coordinates47°49′30″N 119°22′00″W / 47.82500°N 119.36667°W / 47.82500; -119.36667
Designated1986

Sims Corner Eskers and Kames National Natural Landmark of Douglas County, Washington and nearby McNeil Canyon Haystack Rocks and Boulder Park natural landmarks contain excellent examples of Pleistocene glacial landforms. Sims Corner Eskers and Kames National Natural Landmark includes classic examples of ice stagnation landforms such as glacial erratics, terminal moraines, eskers, and kames. It is located on the Waterville Plateau of the Columbia Plateau in north central Washington state in the United States.[1]

  1. ^ Mueller, Marge & Ted (1997). Fire, Faults and Floods. University of Idaho Press, Moscow, Idaho. ISBN 0-89301-206-8.