Giant Rock
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34°19′58″N 116°23′19″W / 34.332813°N 116.388723°W Giant Rock is a large freestanding boulder in the Mojave Desert near Landers, California that covers 5,800 square feet (540 m2) of ground and is 7 stories high. In ancient times it was considered sacred by the Native Americans of the Joshua Tree, California area. In the 1950s it was a gathering point for UFO believers. It was located on land leased by George Van Tassel, a purported flying-saucer contactee and organizer of the UFO conventions who built the Integratron nearby and even a small airport which he operated from 1947 to 1975. There are even caves underneath Giant Rock that were dug by Frank Critzer, a friend of Van Tassel's. On February 23, 2000, Giant Rock split in two.[1] Revealing that it was made of white granite. It has been reported that this was due to people burning a wildfire directly underneath the southern most aspect of the giant rock.
References
Doore, Kathy. "George Van Tassel's Amazing Integratron". Retrieved 2007-10-01.
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