This is Australia Day weekend and what better way to experience it than to take in a view of a giant monolith!! The most famous example from Australia is Uluru.
Uluru, or Ayers Rock, is a massive sandstone monolith in the heart of the Northern Territory’s arid "Red Centre". Uluru is sacred to indigenous Australians and is thought to have started forming around 550 million years ago. It’s within Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, which also includes the 36 red-rock domes of the Kata Tjuta (colloquially “The Olgas”) formation. The world-renowned sandstone formation stands 348 meter (1,142 foot) high and measures 9.4 km (5.8 miles) in circumference. The rock undergoes dramatic color changes with its normally terracotta hue gradually changing to blue or violet at sunset to flaming red in the mornings as the sunrises behind it.
Of course here we can't see Uluru, but we can get a great view of another famous monolith from the parking lot... That is Stone Mountain of course!
How does Stone Mountain compare?
Stone Mountain is a quartz monzonite dome monadnock. At its summit, the elevation is 1,686 feet (514 m) MSL and 825 feet (251 m) above the surrounding area.
Uluru is the largest monolith in the world. By comparison, Stone Mountain is the 13th largest.
Take in the view of a monolith and come in for some geochat and snacks (purchase is optional and responsibility of each attendee)
Street Address:
Zaxby's, 3951 Highway 78W, Snellville, GA 30039
Time: 1:00PM - 2:00PM, Sunday January 28, 2018.