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
Fly-In/Drive-In Breakfast-Reedsburg, WI
6/02/2024
Reedsburg - 4.18 miles away
2
Downtown Baraboo Spring Fair on the Square
5/11/2024
Baraboo - 8.77 miles away
3
Downtown Baraboo Spring Fair on the Square
5/11/2024
Baraboo - 8.83 miles away
4
Automotion Classic Car Show
5/18/2024 - 5/19/2024
Wisconsin Dells - 10.6 miles away
5
Hollywood at Elm Street Plaza
5/18/2024
Wisconsin Dells - 11.95 miles away
6
Concerts at the Portage
6/05/2024 - 8/28/2024
Portage - 22.92 miles away
7
Downtown Walking Tour
6/01/2024
Portage - 23.18 miles away
8
Gale Singers Community Choir
5/05/2024
Portage - 23.32 miles away