The Elephant Rock was one of the intriguing structures in The Hopewell Rocks. The rock collapsed
on March 14th 2016, 100-200 tonnes of rock fell to the ground.
Elephant Rock was always visited by many and its sad to see it broken down. It was one of the most popular tourism spots because it was part of The Hopewell Rocks and the area has the world's highest tides.
Kevin Snair, the supervisor of the park's interpretive services explained that this time of the year the rocks get fragile. The snow melts, water flows into the cracks, then freezes again when the temperature drops at night, which weakens the stone.
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Elephant Rock was always visited by many and its sad to see it broken down. It was one of the most popular tourism spots because it was part of The Hopewell Rocks and the area has the world's highest tides.
Kevin Snair, the supervisor of the park's interpretive services explained that this time of the year the rocks get fragile. The snow melts, water flows into the cracks, then freezes again when the temperature drops at night, which weakens the stone.
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It is sad to hear that the elephant rock collapsed in New Brunswick! No rocks last forever and the climate was a huge factor of this rock getting destroyed! The weather aggressively hit the bottom of the rock forcing the weight to collapse. There was a similar issue to this one down in P.E.I. but the rock was one big piece and the climate would slowly destroy the rocks until there was nothing left!
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