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Hanging Rock and Wabash Reef National Natural Landmark

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some 400 million years ago. The limestone reef deposit rises 75 feet (23 m) above the river and is being undercut by it, giving the site its "hanging" appearance.
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Hanging Rock is owned by Acres Land Trust, and is open to the public from sunrise to sunset. Camping and
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in May 1986. The site, located on the southern bank of the
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Hanging Rock and Wabash Reef National Natural Landmark
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Map showing the location of Hanging Rock and Wabash Reef National Natural Landmark
Indiana
Wabash County
Indiana
40°49′48″N 85°42′26″W / 40.83°N 85.70722°W / 40.83; -85.70722
U.S. National Natural Landmark
Wabash County, Indiana
National Natural Landmark
Wabash River
Lagro
coral reef
Silurian Period
littering
"ACRES Preserves"
"Hanging Rock and Wabash Reef"
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Acres Land Trust
Hanging Rock National Natural Landmark
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National Natural Landmarks
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Big Walnut Creek
Cabin Creek Raised Bog
Calvert and Porter Woods
Cowles Bog
Davis-Purdue Agriculture Center Forest

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