Precariously Balanced Rocks

by Michelle Cassidy

17 Places

Lacrouzette, France

Goose Rock

A precariously balanced goose-shaped boulder with a dark legend.

Added by blocholivier1

Mount Desert, Maine

Bubble Rock

A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.

sharontlin

Added by sharontlin

Mahabalipuram, India

Krishna's Butter Ball

This precariously balanced boulder is said to be a hunk of stolen butter dropped by the gods.

Added by claude chappe

Ruokolahti, Finland

Kummakivi Balancing Rock

Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.

SamM

Thaton District, Myanmar (Burma)

Kyaiktiyo Pagoda

A precariously perched golden rock defies gravity and brings pilgrims from across Myanmar.

serflac

Added by serflac

New York, New York

The Sisyphus Stones

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.

Added by jdstillwater

Metolius Balancing Rocks

Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.

Added by dema43

North Salem, New York

Balanced Rock

Glacial erratic or man-made dolmen? It probably wasn't druids.

Added by zenopox

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Garden of the Gods

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Added by smash0gre

North Yorkshire, England

Norber Erratics

A group of glacial erratic boulders are improbably balanced on white limestone pedestals.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

Tandil, Argentina

La Piedra Movediza (Shifting Stone)

A replica of a beloved, delicately-balanced granite boulder.

keveemiller

Added by keveemiller

Nga Khin Nyo Gyee Island, Myanmar (Burma)

Boulder Island

This remote island known for its balancing boulder may have inspired Peter Pan's Neverland.

KeithLyons

Added by KeithLyons

Pyramids of Zone

A unique form of erosion created an uncanny landscape of boulders perched atop slender columns of clay.

Max Cortesi

Added by Max Cortesi

Huelgoat, France

Trembling Rock

If they push on just the right spot, even the weakest person can move this titanic boulder.

Tissoz

Added by Tissoz

Boonton Township, New Jersey

Tripod Rock

This massive boulder is either a unique rock formation created by glacial melt or a magic energy vortex.

Spencer, West Virginia

Curious Rock

A table rock formation that has been intriguing West Virginians for years.

Added by weddingsbymindy

Borrowdale, England

The Bowder Stone

A 2,000-ton rock resting in a state of a delicate balance.

Gavin