Chimney Rock
The Oregon Trail’s most famous landmark
A slender spire of clay and sandstone rising 300 feet off the Nebraska plains — the single most-noted landmark in pioneer diaries on the Oregon, California, and Mormon trails. Crossing the prairie, it told the wagons the mountains were near.
The shot
The spire over the North Platte plains at golden hour.
Nearby & worth pairing
- Scotts Bluff National Monument
- North Platte River
- Oregon Trail ruts
- Courthouse & Jail Rocks
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