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Monument Rocks (aka Chalk Pyramids) are a group of interesting rock outcrops situated just off US 83 in western Kansas. Anyone who is remotely interested in geology and fossils should definitely take the 6-mile detour off the highway to see these striking, 70-foot sedimentary shapes that were formed over 80 million years ago, when Kansas was covered by an enormous inland sea.

You can get directions and see some brilliant fossils at the nearby Keystone Gallery, where art and ancient fossils rub shoulders. If you travel a little further on, you will come to the Little Pyramids, where you can take a stroll around the slightly smaller rock formations and possibly even find a fossilized shark tooth.

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