White Rock (Taconic Mountains)
White Rock | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,550 ft (780 m) |
Parent peak | 42° 43' 29"N, 73° 16' 34"W |
Coordinates | High point: 42°45′14″N 73°16′48″W / 42.75389°N 73.28000°W Ridgeline: 42°48′26″N 73°19′11″W / 42.80722°N 73.31972°W to 42°43′29″N 73°16′34″W / 42.72472°N 73.27611°W |
Geography | |
Location | Williamstown, Massachusetts, Pownal, Vermont, and Petersburgh, New York |
Parent range | Taconic Mountains |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Ordovician |
Mountain type | Thrust fault; metamorphic rock and sedimentary rock |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Taconic Crest Trail |
White Rock, 2,550 feet (780 m), is the high point on a 7 mi (11 km) ridgeline in the Taconic Mountains. The ridge is located in the tri-state corner of New York, Massachusetts, and Vermont in the towns of Petersburgh, Williamstown, and Pownal. The ridge has several distinct knobs; those with names are, from south to north: White Rocks, 2,365 feet (721 m); Smith Hill, 2,330 feet (710 m); White Rock, the high point 2,550 feet (780 m); and Bald Mountain 2,485 feet (757 m). The Snow Hole, located along the ridgeline between Bald Mountain and the White Rock, is a crevasse in which snow can be found well into the summer.
Geography
The summit and west side of the ridge are located in New York, the east side in Vermont, and the southeast 2 miles (3.2 km) in Massachusetts. The summit ridge is part meadow and part wooded with
The Taconic Mountains continue north from White Rock ridge across the Hoosic River valley as
References
- Massachusetts Trail Guide (2004). Boston: Appalachian Mountain Club.
- Day Hiker's Guide to Vermont 5th Edition (2006). Waterbury Center, Vermont: Green Mountain Club.