Upright Petrified Trees of Ramshorn Peak, Montana

Two upright petrified trees on Ramshorn Peak, Montana, were examined. One is quite large and located near the summit of this high mountain. The second is unusually tall and is located at a lower elevation. They are similar to those found in the Specimen Ridge area of Yellowstone National Park. Field evidence corresponds with a Flood model, based on observations from the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption. They were likely catastrophically uprooted, then floated on the waters, and then sank in an upright position, where they were buried and petrified. Finally, they were exposed by the uplift of the land and erosion of the Floodwaters running off in the recessive stage of the Flood.