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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Monolith column of black basalt rock at Andheri, in Mumbai, India}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}<br />
{{Infobox mountain<br />
| name = Gilbert Hill<br />
| photo = Gilbert Hill.jpg<br />
| photo_caption = Gilbert Hill<br />
| photo_size = 270<br />
| elevation_m = 60<br />
| elevation_ref = <br />
| map = Mumbai<br />
| map_caption = Location of Gilbert Hill in Mumbai<br />
| map_size = 270<br />
| label_position = bottom<br />
| location = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Andheri]], Mumbai, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|19|07|15|N|72|50|24.24|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
| type = Volcanic<br />
| age = 66 myr<br />
| volcanic_zone = [[Deccan Traps]]<br />
| easiest_route = East (steps)<br />
}}<br />
'''Gilbert Hill''' is a {{convert|200|ft|abbr=on}} [[monolith]] column of black [[basalt]] rock at [[Andheri]], in Mumbai, India. The rock has a sheer vertical face and was formed when molten lava was squeezed out of the Earth's clefts during the [[Mesozoic|Mesozoic Era]] about 66 million years ago. During that era, molten lava had spread around most of the Indian states of [[Maharashtra]], [[Gujarat]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]], covering an area of {{convert|50000|km2|sqmi}}. The [[volcano|volcanic]] eruptions were also responsible for the destruction of plant and animal life during that era.<ref>''[[Times of India]]'' (Bombay) article dated 16 December 2004.</ref><br />
According to experts, this rare geological phenomenon was the remnant of a ridge and had clusters of vertical columns in nearby [[Jogeshwari]] which were quarried off two decades ago.{{when|date=October 2018}} These vertical columns are similar to the [[Devils Tower National Monument]] in [[Wyoming]], and the [[Devils Postpile National Monument]] in eastern [[California]], USA.<ref name="toi" /> Gilbert Hill was declared a [[National Park]] in 1952 by the [[Government of India|Central Government]] under the [[Indian Forest Act, 1927|Forest Act]]. In 2007, after years of lobbying by geologists, the hill was declared a Grade II heritage structure by the [[Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai]] (MCGM), and all quarrying and other activities around the monument were prohibited.<ref name="toi">{{cite news<br />
| title = Gilbert Hill to be Heritage Structure<br />
| date = 2007-09-10<br />
| last = Thomas<br />
| first = Shibu<br />
| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Gilbert-Hill-to-be-Heritage-Structure/articleshow/2353982.cms<br />
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121020152013/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-09-10/mumbai/27962868_1_heritage-structure-heritage-list-gilbert-hill<br />
| url-status = live<br />
| archive-date = 2012-10-20<br />
| work = [[The Times of India]]<br />
| access-date = 2008-05-02}}</ref> Over the period of time,{{clarify|date=October 2018}} Gilbert Hill has faced severe erosion problems too.<ref name="TOI article">{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Gilbert-Hill-is-on-shaky-ground/articleshow/1709202.cms<br />
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020152051/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-07-06/mumbai/27787568_1_gilbert-hill-volcanic-eruption-iit-professor<br />
|url-status=live<br />
|archive-date=2012-10-20<br />
|title=Gilbert Hill is on shaky ground|access-date=2006-07-06|first1=Vijay|last1=Singh|work=[[The Times of India]]<br />
|date=2006-07-06}}</ref><br />
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Atop the rock column, two [[Hindu]] temples, the Gaodevi and Durgamata temples, set in a small garden, are accessed by a steep staircase carved into the rock. The hill offers a panoramic view of suburban Mumbai.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
{{gallery<br />
|File:Gilbert Hill long.jpg|<br />
|File:Gilbert Hill, Andheri.jpg|Gilbert Hill, a monolith column of black basalt<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Devils Postpile National Monument]]<br />
* [[Deccan Trap]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Mumbai topics}}<br />
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[[Category:Hills of Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:Parks in Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:National parks in Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Rock formations of India]]<br />
[[Category:Landforms of Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Buttes]]</div>StarCkf91771