Climbing has been baned on the famous basalt columns in Armenia including Arpa Gorge and Garni Gorge. Up until recently one used to climb on some truly unique rock in Armenia, up hexagonal basalt ...

Highway 97 is reduced to one lane between Fridlington Road and the Basalt Rock Columns near Alexandria for utility work.

That doesn't look like a cinder cone to me, does it to you? These are big, beautiful sheer walls of black basalt rock columns. And yet when this cider cone was intact during the Ice Age ...

It hides a geological marvel, one that piques the interests of rock climbers. The Black Cliffs, with their towering basalt columns, offer striking scenery and a playground for outdoor enthusiasts.