The castle at Coronado Heights is a local landmark.
http://www.naturalkansas.org/coronado.htm
Coronado Heights Road Trip
June 5, 2010
A group of 6 people on 4 trikes, met at Spangles in Park City at 10 AM and rode to
Coronado Heights Park which is North of here by Lindsborg. It was an all day event
and everyone had a great time.
Coronado Heights is a prominent, isolated hill overlooking the Smoky Hill river valley.
It is the last of a row of erosional hills extending to the north which are capped by the
sandstone of the Dakota Formation. It is 300 feet above the surrounding valley floor,
offering sweeping vistas of the surrounding countryside. The eroded face of Coronado
Heights reveals a panorama of geological history as well, covering 230 million years of
time. At its base are gray and red shales that made up the floor of an ancient salt water
sea. At the top is the Dakota Sandstone, a mixture of marine, fresh water and subtropical
fossil material.
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The castle
at Coronado Heights was constructed by the Works Progress Administration
in 1932. They also built the stone
picnic sites, restroom, and stone front gate at the park.
http://www.naturalkansas.org/coronado.htm |
Click on thumbnails below for full size photos.
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