Stone Faces Gazetteer
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Thumb Butte Some early settlers viewing this outcrop from the south saw a hand with a prominent thumb, while others viewing from the west saw a sphinx. |
Illinois
Devil's Nose Sandstone outcrop south of Starved Rock overlooking no-longer-used trail above French Canyon |
Nebraska
Giant's Thumb Chimney rock located just south of Lover's Leap Butte. Some old guidebooks refer to it as "Grant's Thumb". MNM#01-02014 |
New York
Anthony's Nose 900-foot mountain on the east bank of the Hudson River is thought to have been named in the 1600s after the prominent nose of Antoine de Hooges, secretary of the Rensselaerswyck colony at Albany MNM#01-01335 |
North Carolina
Nose End Rock Large boulder leaning over north shoulder of Blowing Rock Highway (221) MNM#01-01238> |
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Nose End A rock nose without a face. MNM#01-01031 |
Utah
Molar Rock |
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Mollys Nipple One of seven pointed peaks in Utah known as Molly's Nipple. |
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Big Stoney Prominent feature looming over Kodachrome State Park campground. MNM#01-01033 |
Vermont
The Chin Part of a great stone profile extending the length of Mount Mansfield MNM#01-01177 |
Wisconsin
Devil's Thumb Rock pillar at end of hand-like small island, possibly in Apostle Islands? MNM#01-02018 |
Switzerland
The Tooth of Jaman Sharp toothlike peak east of Lake Geneva near Montreaux MNM#01-01352 |
Thailand
Hinta & Hinyai "Grandfather" and "Grandmother" natural rock formations are located near each other on the southeast coast of Ko Samui island MNM#01-01112 |