What is Monument Rocks (Kansas)?
{{Infobox protected area | name = Monument Rocks | iucn_category = | iucn_ref = <!-- images --> | photo = Monument Rocks.jpg | photo_caption = View of the Monument Rocks <!-- map --> | map = | map_image = Map of Gove Co, Ks, USA.png | map_size = | map_caption = Map showing location of Monument Rocks | relief = <!-- location --> | location = South of [[Oakley, Kansas]], [[Gove County, Kansas|Gove County]], [[Smoky Hills]], [[Kansas]], [[United States]] | nearest_city = | nearest_town = | coordinates = {{coord|38|47|26|N|100|45|45|W|display=inline,title}} | coords_ref = <!-- stats --> | length = | length_mi = | length_km = | width = | width_mi = | width_km = | area_ref = | elevation = {{convert|802|m|ft|abbr=on}} | elevation_avg = | elevation_min = | elevation_max = | dimensions = | designation = <!-- dates & info --> | authorized = | created = | designated = | established = [[National Natural Landmark]] | named_for = | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | visitation_ref = | governing_body = | administrator = | operator = | owner = <!-- website, embedded --> | website = [http://www.washburn.edu/cas/art/cyoho/archive/KStravel/bigrocks/pyramids.html Washburn University website] | embedded = {{designation list |embed=yes |designation1=NNL |designation1_date=1968}} }} '''Monument Rocks''' (also '''Chalk Pyramids''') are a series of big chalk formations in [[Gove County, Kansas]]. It has many [[fossil]]s. The formations were the first landmark chosen by the US [[Department of the Interior]] as a [[National Natural Landmark]]. The chalk formations reach a height of up to {{convert|70|ft|m|abbr=on}}. It includes formations such as [[butte]]s and [[arch]]es. The [[carbonate]] deposits were laid down during the [[Cretaceous]] Period in what was then the [[Western I