Home›Inselbergs and Crystalline Monoliths›Protected Status›National Park or ReserveBrowse ByNational Park or ReserveProtected status records whether a formation is legally set aside from development. Wikipedia notes that the Grand Canyon "and adjacent rim are contained within Grand Canyon National Park, the Kaibab National Forest, Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument" and several tribal reservations. Browsing by protected status shows which formations a visitor could see preserved and which have no such protection.FactsNational Park or ReserveSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonFormation OriginWell-attestedAn isolated rock hill exposed by differential erosion of surrounding softer rock. 1National Park or ReserveFilter Results55 entriesFormation FamilyAllBalancing and Split Rocks (2)Coastal Rock Formations (3)Granite Domes and Bornhardts (14)Granite Peaks and Spires (7)Monadnocks and Isolated Hills (3)Named Monolithic Rocks and Formations (24)Table Mountains and Tepuis (2)Formed By (Process)AllErosion (7)Glaciation (4)Orogeny (20)Weathering (9)DisciplineAllGeomorphology (49)Formation TypeAllBalancing and Split Rocks (2)Coastal Rock Formations (3)Granite Domes and Bornhardts (14)Granite Peaks and Spires (7)Monadnocks and Isolated Hills (3)Named Monolithic Rocks and Formations (24)Table Mountains and Tepuis (2)WhereAllArgentina (1)Australia (7)Brazil (2)Canada (3)Chile (2)China (1)Georgia (1)Hong Kong (2)Israel (1)Italy (1)Malaysia (1)Mozambique (1)Nigeria (1)Norway (3)South Africa (2)South Korea (1)Sri Lanka (2)United Kingdom (10)United States (15)Wisconsin (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 55Amah RockNational Park or ReserveAn TeallachNational Park or ReserveArabia MountainNational Park or ReserveBald RockNational Park or ReserveBowerman's NoseNational Park or ReserveBrown WillyNational Park or ReserveBukhansanNational Park or ReserveCanispNational Park or ReserveCastle CragsNational Park or ReserveCheesewringNational Park or ReserveChimney Rock (Colorado)National Park or ReserveCity of RocksNational Park or ReserveCrowders MountainNational Park or ReserveDedo de DeusNational Park or ReserveDevils Marbles (Karlu Karlu)National Park or ReserveEl CapitanNational Park or ReserveEnchanted RockNational Park or ReserveFitz RoyNational Park or ReserveHalf DomeNational Park or ReserveHanging Rock (North Carolina)National Park or ReserveHårteigenNational Park or ReserveHound TorNational Park or ReserveKarlu Karlu / Devil's MarblesNational Park or ReserveKata TjutaNational Park or ReserveKjeragNational Park or ReserveLembert DomeNational Park or ReserveLiberty CapNational Park or ReserveLion Rock (Hong Kong)National Park or ReserveLion's Head, Cape TownNational Park or ReserveMont MeganticNational Park or ReserveMoro RockNational Park or ReserveMount AscutneyNational Park or ReserveMount AsgardNational Park or ReserveMount AugustusNational Park or ReserveMount BuffaloNational Park or ReserveMount LedangNational Park or ReserveMount MeculaNational Park or ReserveMount Tabor, IsraelNational Park or ReserveMount ThorNational Park or ReservePaarl RockNational Park or ReservePedra da GaveaNational Park or ReservePidurangala RockNational Park or ReservePietra di BismantovaNational Park or ReserveRemarkable RocksNational Park or ReserveRib MountainNational Park or ReserveRitigalaNational Park or ReserveRough TorNational Park or ReserveSentinel DomeNational Park or ReserveStac PollaidhNational Park or ReserveSuilvenNational Park or ReserveTorres del PaineNational Park or ReserveTrollveggenNational Park or ReserveVixen TorNational Park or ReserveWulingyuanNational Park or ReserveZuma RockNational Park or ReserveSources1. Wikipedia: Inselbergtier 2WikipediaInselberg, formation sectionQuote, Inselberg, formation sectionAn inselberg results when a body of rock resistant to erosion, such as granite, occurring within a body of softer rocks, is exposed by differential erosion and lowering of the surrounding landscape.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.