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at Balanced Rock in Arches National Park, Utah for quite a while. The smaller pinnacle - named Chip Off the Old Block - toppled during the winter of 1975-1976.

The upper photograph shown here was taken in 1972 by R.B. Colton (click on image for the historic, un-cropped archival photo from the U.S. Geological Survey) while the lower image, taken at a different angle, was acquired this last summer by your humble correspondent.