Type Public, state Phone +1 800-551-6949 | Nearest city Hermiston | |
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Location Umatilla County, Oregon Operated by Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Address Hat Rock Rd, Hermiston, OR 97838, United States Similar Battle Mountain Forest St, Blue Mountain Forest St, Ukiah–Dale Forest State Sce, Red Bridge State Wayside, Coquille Myrtle Grove Sta | ||
Outing at hat rock state park
Hat Rock State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Oregon, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The park is located off the east side of U.S. Highway 730 in Hermiston, on the south shore of Lake Wallula behind McNary Dam on the Columbia River.
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Hitting the trailes at hat rock state park 2
Flood basalt
Hat Rock is a geological formation that, along with another outcropping rock in the park called Boat Rock, are thought to be exposed remnants of a 12-million-year-old basalt flow. Floods from the Ice Age eventually left these bedrocks, as well as others along the Columbia River Gorge exposed at the surface of the Earth. It is 70 feet (21 meters) high.
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Hat Rock State Park Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA