Devil's Rock
A fault cliff dated to 2,200 million years. It has a face of 600 feet rising 300 feet above the water level. You can access Devil's Rock from a trail that starts at the campground or from Hwy 567. You'll enjoy this 45 minutes walk all the way to the top.
People of all ages will be fascinated by the magnificent view overlooking Lake Temiskaming. Interesting features are the scars of mining tunnels chiseled into the cliff during the silver rush era. A few of these tunnels can be access by boats at the bottom of the cliff.
Within the past few years, people have been rock climbing on Devil Rock. This growing sport has attracted many people from out of town to face the challenge of Devil Rock.
Devil Rock, a fault cliff, formed as a result of a bib crack or a fissure in the surface of the earth's crust as one side moved with respects to the other. As it turned out, the East side moved down with respects to the West side, forming the cliffs you see today. Devil's Rock is a part of the of the Nipissing Diabase Sill, which is a host rock for silver. This sill is a great big, roughly horizontal, intrusive rock that is about 1000 feet thick. The rock itself is very hard so that is why the cliffs remains today as wind, rain and ice have not been able to fully erode it. The cliff itself is 600 feet, 300 feet below the water and 300 feet above.
So next time you decide to visit Devil's Rock, stop and think about the many interesting and mysterious things that have happened there. Then, maybe you will realize that Devil's Rock is more than just a cliff.
The informations on Devil's Rock comes from an article found in "Terra 99" researched and written by Joel Vandenberg and Ryan Dalton
