Devils Postpile National Monument - wikipedia Devils Postpile National Monument The Devils Postpile National Monument IUCN category V ( protected landscape / seascape ) Basalt columns of Devil 's Postpile Show map of California Show map of the US Show all Location Madera County, California, United States Nearest city Mammoth Lakes, CA Coordinates 37 ° 37 ′ 28 '' N 119 ° 5 ′ 4 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 37.62444 ° N 119.08444 ° W ﻿ / 37.62444 ; - 119.08444 Coordinates : 37 ° 37 ′ 28 '' N 119 ° 5 ′ 4 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 37.62444 ° N 119.08444 ° W ﻿ / 37.62444 ; - 119.08444 Area 798 acres ( 323 ha ) Created July 6, 1911 ( 1911 - July - 06 ) Visitors 91,794 ( in 2013 ) Governing body National Park Service Website Devils Postpile National Monument The longer fragments of basalt at the base of the cliff are much larger than a person. Rainbow Falls at Devils Postpile National Monument Devils Postpile National Monument is located near Mammoth Mountain in eastern California. The national monument protects Devils Postpile, an unusual rock formation of columnar basalt. Devils Postpile National Monument encompasses 798 acres ( 323 ha ) and includes two main tourist attractions : the Devils Postpile formation and Rainbow Falls, a waterfall on the Middle Fork of the San Joaquin River. In addition, the John Muir Trail and Pacific Crest Trail merge into one trail as they pass through the monument. Excluding a small developed area containing the monument headquarters, visitor center and a campground ; the National Monument lies within the borders of the Ansel Adams Wilderness. Contents 1 History 2 Flora and fauna 3 Access 4 Devils Postpile 4.1 Similar structures 5 See also 6 Bibliography 7 References 8 External links History It was created in 1911 as Devil Postpile National Monument, and has forever been widely referred to as Devils Postpile National Monument ; but it has been officially styled as plural without the apostrophe since the 1930s. The monument was once part of Yosemite National Park, but discovery of gold in 1905 near Mammoth Lakes prompted a boundary change that left the Postpile on adjacent public land. Later, a proposal to build a hydroelectric dam called for blasting the Postpile into the river. Influential Californians, including John Muir, persuaded the federal government to stop the demolition and, in 1911, President William Howard Taft protected the area as a National Monument. Flora and fauna The flora and fauna at Devils Postpile are typical of the Sierra Nevada. The monument contains animals and plants such as black bears, pine martens, mule deer, coyotes, quaking aspen, black cottonwood, alder, and willows, as well as many wildflowers, such as cinquefoil and alpine shooting star. Dark - eyed juncos and white - crowned sparrows are common in the summer. Access The most common method for accessing Devils Postpile is via the mandatory shuttle bus operated by Eastern Sierra Transit Authority in the summer months, followed by a 1 / 4 mile walk. The shuttle route begins at Mammoth Mountain Ski Area 's Adventure Center and makes several stops throughout the valley and begins operating when the Reds Meadow Road opens in the summer, and continues through Labor Day weekend. Devils Postpile is also accessible on foot from Mammoth Lakes by hiking over Mammoth Pass and into the Reds Meadow Valley. During the winter months, there are no services available, but adventurers can visit the site via cross-country ski or snowshoe. Devils Postpile The tops of the postpile columns are accessible to visitors. The shapes of the columns are seen clearly here. The name `` Devils Postpile '' refers to a dark cliff of columnar basalt. Radiometric dating indicates the formation was created by a lava flow at some time less than 100,000 years ago. The source of the lava is thought to have been somewhere near Upper Soda Springs campground at the north end of Pumice Flat on the floor of the Middle Fork of the San Joaquin River, from where it flowed to the site of the Postpile. Estimates of the formations thickness range from 400 feet ( 120 m ) to 600 feet ( 180 m ). The lava that now makes up the Postpile was near the bottom of this mass. Because of its great thickness, much of the mass of pooled lava cooled slowly and evenly, which is why the columns are so long and so symmetrical. Columnar jointing occurs when certain types of lava contract while cooling. A glacier later removed much of this mass of rock and left a polished surface on top of the columns with very noticeable glacial striations and glacial polish. The Postpile 's columns average 2 feet ( 0.61 m ) in diameter, the largest being 3.5 feet ( 1.1 m ), and many are up to 60 feet ( 18 m ) long. Together they look like tall posts stacked in a pile, hence the feature 's name. If the lava had cooled perfectly evenly, all of the columns would be expected to be hexagonal, but some of the columns have different polygonal cross-sections due to variations in cooling. A survey of 400 of the Postpile 's columns found that 44.5 % were 6 - sided, 37.5 % 5 - sided, 9.5 % 4 - sided, 8.0 % 7 - sided, and 0.5 % 3 - sided. Compared with other examples of columnar jointing, the Postpile has more hexagonal columns. Another feature that places the Postpile in a special category is the lack of horizontal jointing. Several stones from the Devils Postpile can be seen at the entrance to the United States Geological Survey headquarters lot in Reston, Virginia. Similar structures A fragment of columnar basalt that has fallen after separating from the main mass of the Devils Postpile Tops of basalt columns -- the most common shape is hexagonal, but other shapes are found, such as this pentagon. See also : List of places with columnar jointed volcanics Although the basaltic columns are impressive, they are not unique. Basalt columns are a common volcanic feature, and they occur on many scales ( faster cooling produces smaller columns ). Other notable sites include Svartifoss in Vatnajökull National Park in Iceland, Giant 's Causeway in Northern Ireland, Fingal 's Cave in Scotland, Titan 's Piazza of the Mount Holyoke Range in Massachusetts, the Garni Gorge in Armenia, the Cyclopean Isles near Sicily, Sheepeater Cliff at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, Prismas Basálticos in Huasca de Ocampo, Mexico, the `` Organ Pipes '' formation on Mount Cargill in New Zealand, Gilbert Hill in Mumbai, Organ Pipes National Park in Australia and the `` Column Cape '' ( Russian : Mis Stolbchaty ) on Kunashir Island, the southernmost of the Kuril Islands. Columnar basalt can also be seen in a high desert dry river falls area just north of Lajitas, Texas. The much more massive Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming is superficially similar but consists of a phonolite porphyry, formed by the intrusion of igneous rock. See also Ansel Adams Wilderness Gilbert Hill Little Devils Postpile Devils Postpile National Monument Ranger Cabin Bibliography Roadside Geology of Northern and Central California, Alt, Hyndman ( Mountain Press Publishing Company, Missoula ; 2000 ) ISBN 0 - 87842 - 409 - 1 References This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Park Service. Jump up ^ `` Listing of acreage as of December 31, 2013 ''. Land Resource Division, National Park Service. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 16. Jump up ^ `` NPS Annual Recreation Visits Report ''. National Park Service. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Visitor Guide to Devils Postpile and the Reds Meadow Valley, 2011 - 2012 '' ( PDF ). National Forest Service / National Park Service. p. 10. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 23. Jump up ^ Ansel Adams Wilderness acreage breakdown, Wilderness.net Jump up ^ `` A Proclamation ''. Statutes of the United States of America. 1911. Jump up ^ `` Devil Postpile National Monument ''. Sierra Club Bulletin -- Vol. 8. 1912. ^ Jump up to : `` Visitor Guide to Devils Postpile and the Reds Meadow Valley, 2009 - 2010 '' ( PDF ). National Forest Service / National Park Service. p. 1. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 23. Jump up ^ `` Devils Postpile -- Nature & Science ''. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 23. Jump up ^ `` Devils Postpile - Animals ''. National Park Service. Retrieved 2010 - 04 - 23. Jump up ^ `` Devils Postpile - Plants ''. National Park Service. Retrieved 2010 - 04 - 23. ^ Jump up to : Grossi, Mark. `` Devils Postpile National Monument ''. Longstreet Highroad Guide to the California Sierra Nevada. Sherpa Guides. Retrieved 2010 - 04 - 23. Jump up ^ `` Reds Meadow / Devils Postpile Shuttle Information ''. National Park Service. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Devils Postpile ''. Visit California. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 06. ^ Jump up to : `` Devils Postpile National Park Geologic Story ''. USGS / National Park Service. January 2, 2000. Retrieved 2010 - 04 - 23. Jump up ^ Bassett, WA ( 1961 ). `` Potassium - Argon Age of Devils Tower, Wyoming ''. Science. 134 ( 3487 ) : 1373 -- 3. Bibcode : 1961Sci... 134.1373 B. PMID 17807346. doi : 10.1126 / science. 134.3487. 1373. External links Media related to Devils Postpile National Monument at Wikimedia Commons Devils Postpile National Monument travel guide from Wikivoyage National Park Service − NPS.gov : official Devils Postpile National Monument website NPS.gov : Geology field notes -- Devils Postpile National Monument The Devil 's Post Pile. Popular Science monthly. Feb 1916. p. 178. 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Question: what is devils postpile national monument in california
Answer: an unusual rock formation of columnar basalt