Amazingly Balanced Rocks Around the World - 7

Balanced rocks are a geological formation created due to wind/water erosion or glacial melting. These precariously balanced rocks are wonder of the nature and to a viewer it looks that these would topple by a gentle human push or a wind force. However most of these rocks have remained steadfast for past several thousand years though some were vandalised and pushed over. To some scientists these rocks are a sign of seismic stableness of the location.

This post is part of the series about these awesome and breathtaking rocks around the world. List giving links to individual rocks can be seen here and a combined big page showing all the rocks can be viewed here.

Pákozd Rocking Stones Nature Conservation Area, Hungary

Located in the north of Pákozd in the Velence mountains in Hungary, the "Pákozd Rocking Stones Nature Conservation Area" has several granite blocks standing alone or in groups leaning on one another as if they could roll away any minute, arousing feelings of fear and admiration in the onlookers. The locals call these as Rocking Stones instead of Balanced Stones. Here are a couple of images of the stones in the area;

This one is different from normal balancing rocks as it is balancing on an edge.

Image from Google Maps is by Márk Farkas

This one was perhaps was a high tower which at some stage toppled and now the stones are leaning against each other.

Image from Google Maps is by János Gyuris

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Credits: Special thanks to Syzygy, a very active member of Google Earth Community Forums for bringing this to my knowledge. He has made many great posts in the Forum.

Edit Note July 3, 2020
Dead links/defunct photos removed and new photos added.

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