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Image of the Day — Balanced rock in the Ojito Wilderness

Posted: Sunday, March 23, 2025

photograph

A small sandstone hoodoo in the is precariously balanced.

Image taken: 01/14/2023
by: Adam Read
© 2023
10 km
5 mi
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Longitude: -106.944684
Latitude: 35.524233
  (WGS 84 or NAD 83)

About this image

A balanced rock stands guard around oxidized sandstone blocks in the Ojito Wilderness. See the BLM Ojito Wilderness website for more information.

Camera Details

SONY ILCE-7M2 FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS Exposure: 36.0 mm (35mm equiv: 36mm) f/22.0 1/60 sec ISO 250.

Image posted: 05-30-2023