Where is this rock formation?

LowBat · Mar 21, 2009

I thought I'd pool the vast knowledge base here on CPF to see if anyone knows where this interesting rock formation is located. It reminds me of Vasquez Rocks north of Los Angeles, only much greener. I've seen these rocks featured in the background of a Vehix.com commercial last year and on the packaging of several camping products. Below is one of those product packages, only I erased out the tent and sleeping bag from the image.

Anyone recognise this place? I've searched online without success.

Erasmus · Mar 21, 2009

I never thought I'd see my own garden on CPF.

LowBat · Mar 21, 2009

I stumbled across it in a Colorado search thinking it might be from Roxborough State Park. My answer turns out to be the Flatirons near Boulder, Colorado. It appears the image from the box was reversed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flatirons.jpg

greenlight · Mar 21, 2009

My geology professor was particularly keen on flatirons. They're distinctive, geologically, and other features are often mistaken for flatirons. They're not as common as other formations, but they are certainly dramatic. I used to live in Boulder, and the flatirons are a nice landmark.

nuggett · Mar 21, 2009

looks like Colorado Springs

LowBat · Mar 22, 2009

nuggett said:
looks like Colorado Springs

Do you mean The Garden of the Gods? Seems like there are a lot of really interesting formations running north-south along the base of the rockies.

I'm fairly sure now the picture in post #1 is the Flatirons near Boulder. Although the image is reversed, you can clearly see distinctive features that match.

Where is this rock formation?

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