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A fairy chimney (also called a capped damsel) is
a large natural column of friable rocks with a crowned top
of a rock that is more resistant to erosion. These strange shapes are originally
many beliefs or legends.
Fairy chimneys are natural columns of rocks,
sometimes strangely shaped, are created by various erosion and
can reach several tens of meters in height. These columns are formed
in areas made up of alluvial or moraine deposits, as here
in the Alpine massif, which accumulated at the time of the melting of the glaciers
from the Quaternary to constitute this mixture of sand, pebbles and rocks... The
columns are made up of strata (several layers of soil superimposed)
composed of friable rocks (limestone for example) while their tops are
composed of a protective layer (e.g. a layer of sandstone or a
larger, harder stone) much more resistant to erosion. This helmet from
Protection protects the friable layers below from erosion
while the neighboring layers disappear over time. The weight of the
The hard rock that overhangs the column also reinforces the strength of the
column. This is because the weight applies internal pressure to the layers of the
column. This leads to rock compaction which increases strength.
The Demoiselles Coiffées, more commonly known as "chimneys of
fairies", are original formations due to the work of erosion. They
are in the form of a column of various conglomerates supporting a
rock more or less voluminous...
There are many sites in the Alps (but also in other rare ones
French sectors).
But from the balcony of the supergiants' chalet, you can admire them