Tower Rock - S. of Wittenberg, MO
Posted by: YoSam.
N 37° 37.901 W 089° 30.883
16S E 278096 N 4167925
"Tower Rock is a rock formation and landmark island in the Mississippi River, in Perry County, Missouri, near the town of Wittenberg, Missouri, and across the river from Grand Tower, Illinois." ~ deverojm
Waymark Code: WMKYWT
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 06/17/2014
Views: 1
County of site: Perry County
Location of site: CR 460, then walk the train tracks, western bank of the Mississippi River, 3 miles E. of Altenburg; 1 mile S. of Wittenberg
"Natural Features Description:
Tower Rock is an erosional remnant left as a result of Mississippi River channel shifts. The rock is composed of limestone of the Devonian period formed some 400 million years ago. Surrounding softer rocks were eroded away by the Mississippi River leaving the rock which stands about 60 feet above the average river level.