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Also known as tent rock, fairy chimney, earth pyramid

tall, thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of an arid drainage basin or badland

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Hoodoos in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

A hoodoo (also called a tent rock, fairy chimney, or earth pyramid) is a tall, thin spire of rock formed by erosion. Hoodoos typically consist of relatively soft rock topped by harder, less easily eroded stone that protects each column from the elements. They generally form within sedimentary rock and volcanic rock formations.

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