Managed by Bureau of Land Management
About Paul Bunyon's Woodpile
A geologic curiosity - rare in Utah - the "Woodpile" is a cluster of lava logs formed about 30 million years ago during the Eocene Period.
The "logs" were formed when a lava flow cooled into orderly columnar joints having 3 to 6 sides. The columns measure about a foot in diameter and up to 15 feet in length.
This formation was on the rim of the caldera that collapsed due to a void left when lava flowed out from under the caldera. Basin and range faulting caused the formation to tilt onto its side. Erosion has exposed the formation we now see.
Location Paul Bunyon's Woodpile
Address:
95 East 500 North
Fillmore, UT, 84631
United States
Latitude & Longitude: 39.7669 / -112.115
Elevation: 2064 feet
