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Liberecký kraj

Elephant Rocks (Bílé kameny)

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Czech Republic

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Liberecký kraj

Elephant Rocks (Bílé kameny)

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This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: CHKO Lužické hory

Routes leading to this Highlight may be highly dangerous

Routes comprise technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

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Location: Liberecký kraj, Northeast, Czech Republic

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Alwin

September 9, 2021

Beautiful rocks, and when you look at them from behind you can understand the name. 👌

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Lutz - Berlin

October 28, 2021

The Bílé Kameny (also Sloní Kameny, German white or elephant stones) are prominent rock formations in the Lusatian Mountains in the Liberecký kraj (Liberec Region) in the Czech Republic. Because of their peculiar shape and special geology, the rocks have been under state protection since 1955 on 0.5 ha as a natural monument.

The Bílé Kameny owe their formation to tectonic movements of the Lusatian fault. These Tertiary movements disturbed and tilted light-colored Upper Cretaceous sandstones. After that, the material was subjected to continuous erosion, which led to the present shape of the rocks. The typical curves were created as a reshaping of an ice age glacier, which crossed the mountains here.

The white color comes from the kaolin content of the sandstone. The stone is relatively soft. Since the stone in the lower part is less resistant, smaller caves and a small rock tunnel have formed here.

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Der Wanderer

September 9, 2021

White-gray backs, you think you're in the zoo. Just wonderful🤩

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Location: Liberecký kraj, Northeast, Czech Republic

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