Natural Chimneys, Mt. Solon
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Title
Natural Chimneys, Mt. Solon
Subject
Natural Chimneys Regional Park
Description
Photograph of Natural Chimneys, a natural rock structure located near Mt. Solon in Augusta County, Virginia.
Unidentified people are seen on the right and an unidentified woman and man on horseback are seen at the base of one of the chimneys.
The formation is a central feature of a regional park owned and operated by Augusta County.
The formation includes seven rock "chimneys" that range in height from 65 to 120 feet (20 to 37 m) above ground level. The chimneys are formed from limestone that began to accumulate and harden into stone about 500 million years ago in the Paleozoic Era, when the region was underwater. Over time, enormous upward pressures of magma and widespread geologic upheaval, which created the Appalachian Mountains, combined with erosive forces of water and destroyed weaker layers of stone.
Eventually, this created the rock chimneys which can be seen today.
Unidentified people are seen on the right and an unidentified woman and man on horseback are seen at the base of one of the chimneys.
The formation is a central feature of a regional park owned and operated by Augusta County.
The formation includes seven rock "chimneys" that range in height from 65 to 120 feet (20 to 37 m) above ground level. The chimneys are formed from limestone that began to accumulate and harden into stone about 500 million years ago in the Paleozoic Era, when the region was underwater. Over time, enormous upward pressures of magma and widespread geologic upheaval, which created the Appalachian Mountains, combined with erosive forces of water and destroyed weaker layers of stone.
Eventually, this created the rock chimneys which can be seen today.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified in 2025 by library staff based on another image of the same place in the Morrison Studio Collection.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Natural Chimneys formations appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 020304 and 040131.
Identifier
040131
Original Format
Film Negative
Physical Dimensions
8x10 Film
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Natural Chimneys, Mt. Solon,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/74447.
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