ðə dʒɪˈɑːlədʒˌɪst kˈeɪ.ˈiː. lˈoʊ ɹˈoʊt ðætðə ɡˈoːɹdʒ nˈoʊn æz hˈɛl hˈoʊl ɪz ðə ɹɪzˈʌlt əvə fˈɔlt wɪðˌɪn ɐ ɹˈiːdʒənəl ɪntɹˈuːʒən ʌv kɹˈɪstɐlˌaɪn ɹˈɑːk kˈɔːld stˈoːɹm kˈɪŋ ɡɹˈænɪt.
The geologist K.E. Lowe wrote that the gorge known as Hell Hole is the result of a fault within a regional intrusion of crystalline rock called Storm King granite.