Conkle's Hollow State Nature Preserve is a deep, cool
gorge
A canyon (; archaic British English spelling: ''cañon''), gorge or chasm, is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosion, erosive activity of a river over geologic time scales. Rivers have a natural tend ...
, which is only 100 feet wide in places and is considered by some to be the deepest in Ohio.
The cliffs above the gorge are about 200 feet tall. The valley floor is covered in many species of plants, such as
ferns,
hemlock, and various wildflowers.
It is located within Hocking Hills State Park.
File:Conkle's Hollow Gorge Head.jpg, The small waterfall at the head of the gorge
File:View From Within Conkle's Hollow.jpg, Looking downstream from the head of the gorge
See also
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Hocking Hills
*
Hocking Hills State Park
References
Protected areas established in 1925
Protected areas of Hocking County, Ohio
1925 establishments in Ohio
Ohio State Nature Preserves
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