Postpile |
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To get to the trailhead go to the Soda Springs parking lot and go towards the Ranger Station.
The unusual postpile
was
formed as a result of volcanic activity over 100,000 years ago.
Liquid
rock cooled, solidified, contracted, and cracked to form the
present-day
vertical columns.
Trip References:
Schaffer, Jefferey P. 1996. High
Sierra Hiking Guide Devils Postpile. Berkeley: Wilderness
Press.
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