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Originally Posted by geomorph

What is that spire on the right of the photo, to the right of the lamp post? Looks like the world's largest narwhal tusk?!

It is the spire of a sculpture called "Vertical Presence-Grass Dunes" by Beverly Pepper:

http://buffaloah.com/a/metro/south/south.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Pepper