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Pinnacles NM | Bear Gulch

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The formations giving the name to this national monument (later upgraded to a national park) are made up of rhyolithic and andesitic rocks going back to an ancient volcano ripped apart by tectonic movements along the San Andreas Fault.

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on Friday 5 October 2007 by Martin Mergili
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