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Omak Rock

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believe that the rock represents a symbol of nature's perfection in the region.
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Irwin, Mike (April 6, 2010). "Geology field trip: Balance Rock".
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of the earthquake may have been very close to Omak Rock. The
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It is positioned within the vicinity of the 544: 364: 262:"Photo of the Day – Omak Lake Balancing Rock" 8: 21: 551: 537: 529: 391: 371: 357: 349: 930:Landforms of Okanogan County, Washington 865: 174: 920:Glacial erratics of Washington (state) 231:"Fire scorches hills around Omak Lake" 137:is about 1,340 feet (410 m) from 20: 16:Boulder in the US state of Washington 7: 576:National Register of Historic Places 318:"Huge Balancing Rock near Omak Lake" 842: 776:Cascade and Columbia River Railroad 286:Weichert, Dieter (April 1, 1994). 14: 892: 880: 868: 841: 830: 829: 781:Mid-Valley Hospital EMS Heliport 472: 36: 915:Landmarks in Washington (state) 260:Williams, Norm (May 26, 2010). 266:Omak–Okanogan County Chronicle 235:Omak–Okanogan County Chronicle 143:1872 North Cascades earthquake 1: 689:Omak Alternative High School 518:Sims Corner Eskers and Kames 597:Colville Indian Reservation 115:Colville Indian Reservation 956: 200:"Graphical Locater Result" 824: 507: 470: 93: 35: 26: 816:Wings for Christ Airport 704:Wenatchee Valley College 204:Montana State University 163:List of individual rocks 73:48.23507°N 119.36731°W 450:Lake Lawrence erratic 125:. 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Balancing rock
A man stands beside a balancing rock near a lake
Omak Lake
48°14′06″N 119°22′02″W / 48.23507°N 119.36731°W / 48.23507; -119.36731
Granite
balancing rock
Colville Indian Reservation
U.S. state
Washington
Greater Omak Area
Okanogan Country
glacial erratic
Omak Lake
1872 North Cascades earthquake
epicenter
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
List of individual rocks
The Wenatchee World
"Graphical Locater Result"
Montana State University
the original
"Fire scorches hills around Omak Lake"
the original
"Photo of the Day – Omak Lake Balancing Rock"
"Omak rock and the 1872 Pacific Northwest earthquake"
"Huge Balancing Rock near Omak Lake"
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
the original
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