Abelman's Gorge State Natural Area
Abelman's Gorge State Natural Area
State Road 136 - Rock Springs, WI 53961
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Ableman's Gorge is a classic gorge cut by the Baraboo River through Baraboo quartzite, Cambrian sandstone, and conglomerate. The cliffs and rocky slopes rise about 200 feet above the river to form a wall nearly three-fourths of a mile long, oriented east-west, which then abruptly turns south for a similar distance. The site tells a fascinating geological story of changing conditions in an ancient sea that first rose quietly against a cliff of quartzite and then, as layers of sediments gradually decreased the relief between sea floor and land, surged against the top of the cliff, wearing away quartzite and depositing a layer of cobbles and boulders across its upturned edge. Erosional forces and a former quarrying operation in the southern part of the natural area have re-exposed these long buried layers.
What's Nearby
Events
Places To Stay
Dining
1
CAL Center Presents: BILLY MCGUIGAN'S POP ROCK ORCHESTRA
3/23/2024
Reedsburg - 5.74 miles away
2
Baraboo Mystery Weekend
4/06/2024 - 4/07/2024
Baraboo - 8.83 miles away
3
Dells Rare Barrel Affair
4/13/2024
Wisconsin Dells - 12.9 miles away
4
Brown Bag Series
3/28/2024
Portage - 23.32 miles away
5
Drury Gallery Exhibit Dan Gardiner
4/05/2024 - 4/26/2024
Portage - 23.32 miles away
6
PAS Concert The MadHatters
4/06/2024
Portage - 23.32 miles away
7
Indie Film Series
4/20/2024
Portage - 23.32 miles away
8
Brown Bag Series
4/25/2024
Portage - 23.32 miles away