Balanced Rock is a 48-foot high formation that looms precariously over the top of a ridge just west of Buhl, Idaho. It looks like you could push it over, but you can't. Undoubtedly, many have tried.

Compare this to Idol Rock in England which weighs over 200 tons. Another example is Balanced Rock in Arches National Park, Utah, which is the size of three school buses precariously perched.

Idaho's Balanced Rock is in a county park near Buhl. (Terry Richard/The Oregonian/2009) Oregon has some balancing rocks near Lake Billy Chinook, but they don't have quite the same zip as some of ...

This rock formation seen on Mars by NASA’s Perseverance rover has ignited debate on social media over how it happened. NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover photo NASA’s roving camera on Mars has ...

Ever wonder what will happen when Balanced Rock — the iconic 700-ton red sandstone ballerina perched on its tiptoes in the heart of the Garden of the Gods — no ...

South of Buhl in the Salmon Falls Creek Canyon stands world-famous Balanced Rock. Over 48 feet tall and 40 tons, the wind-carved rock balances precariously on a pedestal only 3 feet by 17 inches.

Drive down Route 121, and you can find the rock in plain sight at a bend in the road, a 60-ton granite behemoth incongruously balanced on four small, limestone pillars. Tufts of green moss can be seen ...

One of Shrewsbury’s most enduring (and now forgotten) landmarks is the “Balanced Rock,” sometimes known as the “Rocking Stone,” or for some reason “The Old Poet.” Located on a small ...