The Granite Dells is located
outside the city of Prescott in the US state of Arizona. The Granite Dells are
a exclusive geological formation comprising of colossal granite boulders that
have eroded into rounded bumpy and strange shapes giving the rocks a rippled
appearance. It is believed that these exclusives rocks formed 1.4 billion years
ago at a depth of 2-3 km, before they were exposed by weathering. This process is
known as spheroidal weathering, common in granitic terrains, the rocks assumed
rounded shapes and other rare rock formations that characterize the Granite
Dells.
Thus, two very picturesque artificial reservoirs
“Watson Lake and Willow Lake” situated nearby the formation. The two lakes
combined with abundant hiking trails offer a great place for boating,
picnicking, hiking, and birding. The Granite Dells rugged beauty and dramatic
rock shapes is the perfect backdrop of surrounding mountains, with acres of
open space, and planned hiking trails with connection to more than 400 miles of
public trails. The Dells' granite has strangely high uranium content, and thus
homes built over the granite should be checked for radon leaking from the
granite.
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