There are several "Point of Rocks"
on the Santa Fe Trail. This Point of Rocks is 8 miles north of Elkhart
on Kansas 27, and about 1.5 miles west on a dirt road though Cimarron National
Grassland. It was a lookout along the Cimarron Valley for both Indians and
traders, with one branch of the Trail running between the rock and the river.
This landmark is still surrounded
by grasslands, where wagon ruts can be seen. The USDA Forest Service manages
the national grassland.
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