Omak rock

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a man is standing next to a floating rock near a lake
The "floating" Omak Rock with Omak Lake in the background

The Omak rock , also known as Balance Rock known is a floating rocks in the Colville Indian Reservation in the State of Washington . It is located in the Greater Omak area in the Okanogan Country . The granite - boulder is about 1,340 ft (408 m) from the shore of Omak Lake Station. He survived the earthquake in the North Cascades of 1872. This fact was the basis of studies of the acceleration and intensity of the quake. It is believed that the epicenter of the quake was very close to Omak Rock. The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation believe that the rock represents a symbol of the perfection of nature in the area.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mike Irwin: Geology field trip: Balance Rock . In: The Wenatchee World , April 6, 2010. 
  2. ↑ Graphical Locater result . Montana State University . Archived from the original on December 31, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 1, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.esg.montana.edu
  3. ↑ Fire scorches hills around Omak Lake . In: Omak – Okanogan County Chronicle , September 5, 2007. Accessed January 1, 2013.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.omakchronicle.com  
  4. ^ Norm Williams: Photo of the Day - Omak Lake Balancing Rock . In: Omak – Okanogan County Chronicle , May 26, 2010. Retrieved on January 1, 2013.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.omakchronicle.com  
  5. ^ Dieter Weichert: Omak rock and the 1872 Pacific Northwest earthquake . In: Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America . 84, April 1, 1994, pp. 444-450. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  6. ↑ Huge Balancing Rock near Omak Lake . Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation . Archived from the original on August 3, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 3, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.colvilletribes.com

Web links

Commons : Omak, Washington  - Collection of images

Coordinates: 48 ° 14 ′ 6.3 ″  N , 119 ° 22 ′ 2.3 ″  W.