Hat Rock State Park
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Hat Rock
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| Type | Public, state |
| Location | Umatilla County, Oregon |
| Nearest city | Hermiston |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[1] |
| Operated by | Oregon Parks and Recreation Department |
Hat Rock State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Oregon, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The park is located off the east side of U.S. Highway 730 in Hermiston,[2] on the south shore of Lake Wallula behind McNary Dam on the Columbia River.[3]
Flood basalt
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Hat Rock is a geological formation that, along with another outcropping rock in the park called Boat Rock, are thought to be exposed remnants of a 12-million-year-old basalt flow. Floods from the Ice Age eventually left these bedrocks, as well as others along the Columbia River Gorge exposed at the surface of the Earth.[4] It is 70 feet (21 meters) high.
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