Gone but Not Forgotten

Rock features in the park are always changing, often taking form slowly but sometimes disappearing quickly. Balanced Rock once had a smaller companion known as "Chip off the Ol' Block," but because it was made of softer rock than its towering neighbor, it collapsed into rubble in the winter of 1974. The pedestal on which it once sat is still visible. The rock atop Balanced Rock is estimated to weigh 3,600 tons, or 3,265 metric tons, about as much as 20 blue whales.

Utah · United States