China Hat

China Hat and China Cap are rhyolite domes that formed around older lava flows. There are many faults located in the area which have had a part in forming these landforms as well as multiple "grabens." Graben is the German word for "grave." What the traveler sees is not a grave, but depressions created on the earth's surface when blocks of crust drop down. Stop at Blackfoot River County Park northwest of China Hat for a picnic and a deep exploration of your surroundings.