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Hanging Boulder

Hanging Boulder

Recommended by 20 hikers

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Shenandoah Wilderness

Routes leading to this Highlight may be dangerous

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

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    1. Old Rag Mountain Summit via Ridge Trail loop — Shenandoah National Park

    19.8km

    07:40

    1,050m

    1,050m

    Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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    Expert

    Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

    Expert

    Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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    June 4, 2020

    Great place to have a rest after the first set of scrambling up the rocks. Refresh yourself, there is still more of scrambling to follow. Old Rag always has some more surprises up its sleeve.

      June 25, 2022

      These boulders have weathered in place by the forces of wind and water at the mountain's summit. Weathering by wind and water rounded the corners and edges of planar fractures to eventually produce the spherical shape of the boulders you see here.

      pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-263/of00-263.pdf

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        Location: Madison County, Virginia, United States

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