Other Well-Known Attractions
Introduction
There are a number of minor attractions near Twyfelfontein that visitors to the area should be aware of. These might be politely described as being of passing interest, although most visitors find them distinctly underwhelming.
The Organ Pipes are slender dolerite columns that line the sides of a small river course and are around 120 million years old and up to 4 metres tall.
Although an interesting geological formation, they are not a major attraction.
The Burnt Mountain also has an interesting geological history and was formed by volcanic activity around 10 million years before the Organ Pipes. To most casual observers it resembles the waste product of a small mining operation.
The Petrified Forest is a little further away from Twfelfontein and comprised the petrified remains of around 50 trees carried into the area by floodwaters 260 million years ago.
The wood is remarkably well preserved, however many visitors feel that describing the half buried remains of incomplete tree-trunks as a 'forest' is stretching creative licence a little. Visitors to the Petrified Forest are required to use a guide.
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