Balanced Rock

South of Buhl near Twin Falls (Idaho) in the Salmon Falls Creek Canyon stands world-famous
Balanced Rock. Over 48 feet tall and 40 tons, the wind-carved rock
balances precariously on a pedestal only 3 feet by 17 inches.

 

Attachments:

Rock.kmz (709 B)

looks like a cobra about to spit its venom towards unsuspecing prey.

Krishna's Butterball in the historical town of Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu, India.

Attachments:

Krishna Butterball.kmz (799 B)

Apr 29, 2018 11:00:54 GMT willi1 said:

South of Buhl near Twin Falls (Idaho) in the Salmon Falls Creek Canyon stands world-famous Balanced Rock. ...

anytime I happen to bump into a balanced stone, the only thing I do is sending a PM with the location to CuriousJM to insert new-find into his collection of balanced rocks.
this particular one is signed as No.18 in his selection, so this time you do not need to bother him!(:

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oh, meanwhile the Butterball from India has arrived! 
it wears No.13., still no action needed...(:

Dec 4, 2018 13:17:59 GMT syzygy said:

anytime I happen to bump into a balanced stone, the only thing I do is sending a PM with the location to CuriousJM to insert new-find into his collection of balanced rocks.
this particular one is signed as No.18 in his selection, so this time you do not need to bother him!(:

...
oh, meanwhile the Butterball from India has arrived! 
it wears No.13., still no action needed...(:

What a strange co-incidence. Only this morning I came across many amazingly balanced rocks in Magaliesberg Mountain Range, South Africa. Link

Unfortunately Magaliesberg Mountain Range covers a large area and I couldn't pin-point the location of these rocks. I include in my blog only those rocks whose location is known.

willi1  perhaps you can try to find the location. If you succeed then please add these rocks here and I will add these in my blog! 

Dec 4, 2018 15:54:44 GMT CuriousJM said:

... perhaps you can try to find the location. If you succeed then please add these rocks here and I will add these in my blog! 

Very difficult thing!

There are only  few Panoramio pictures there

Link

Other location:

Maybe this little rock is intersting, called Queen's Head (Yehliu Geopark, Taiwan)

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Dec 4, 2018 16:32:43 GMT willi1 said:

Very difficult thing!

There are only  few Panoramio pictures there

Link

Thanks for the link. Unfortunately the Bluedot image is not very helpful.

Dec 4, 2018 16:32:43 GMT willi1 said:

Other location:

Maybe this little rock is interesting, called Queen's Head (Yehliu Geopark, Taiwan)

Another thanks for link to Yehliu Geopark. Yes, it is doted with rocks of unusual shapes. These rocks including The Queen's Head is already included in my Blog. 

The Barbarine is the best-known, free-standing rock formation in the German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains. It is a rock pinnacle, 42.7 metres (140 ft) high, and is the symbol of Saxon Switzerland. It was first climbed on 19 September 1905 by mountaineers.

The rock head was stabilized with concrete, as he threatened to crash.

She's about 45 km as the crow flies from my home.

 

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The Teufelstisch (English: Devil's Table) is a colorful sandstone rock at Hinterweidenthal (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) reminiscent of a one-legged table. By erosion, the softer surface components surrounding it were removed, while the hard rock core remained standing. Its weight is estimated at about 280 tons.

Thanks for the information to CuriousJM !

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Best, but man! - it will fall! and the time seems to be near!

Dec 7, 2018 16:55:22 GMT syzygy said:

Best, but man! - it will fall! and the time seems to be near!

The balancing rocks are all death candidates (tomorrow or in 1000 years)

The Bunnet Stane (or bonnet stone) is a rock formation near the hamlet of Gateside in Fife (Scotland).

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Brimham Rocks (UK)

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Mushroom rock in Zegartowice, Poland

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Potato Chip Rock

Attachments:

Potato Chip Rock.kmz (716 B)

The "Kannensteinen" , Vågsøy island in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway.

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it was demolished by group of people in september 2016. as a "revenge" - one of their friends has broken leg here... wise decision, handy guys!

read article here:  edition.cnn.com


GMaps-BlueDot link

also stone stands still on GE historical imagery, but not in nature anymore...):

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before (8/2016):


after (6/2017):


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Balancing stone ruined.kmz (1.02 KB)

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just have seen, krenek has already mentioned this incident - HERE! (;

Feb 12, 2020 9:20:03 GMT syzygy said:

it was demolished by group of people in september 2016. as a "revenge" - one of their friends has broken leg here... wise decision, handy guys!

update: eu.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2019/09/02/did-vandalism-famed-duckbill-rock-make-cape-kiwanda-safer/2066811001/

Dec 1, 2018 13:07:46 GMT willi1 said:

Krishna's Butterball in the historical town of Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu, India.

I suspect the krishna rock is a fake.. those saying it was never moved by humans need to prove that !  Clearly  someone could transport this rock  ... eg move it from the relatively stable position in a depression higher up to the precarious positon right on the edge. Just because it was begging for that.

Devils Garden, an area of Arches National Park near Moab, Utah, United States,  has two precarious stacks side by side.

Well I guess its got a lot of features side by side. arches and other devilish things.

See 
www.gettyimages.ca/detail/photo/devils-garden-rock-boulders-sandstone-high-res-stock-photography/148753596