Hawk Mountain
Mountain ridge in the Appalachian Mountain chain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the mountain in Pennsylvania. For the birds of prey refuge, see Hawk Mountain Sanctuary. For other uses, see Hawk Mountain (disambiguation).
Hawk Mountain is a mountain ridge, part of the Blue Mountain Ridge in the Appalachian Mountain chain, located in central-eastern Pennsylvania near Reading and Allentown. The area includes 13,000 acres (5,300 ha) of protected private and public land, including the 2,600-acre (1,100 ha) Hawk Mountain Sanctuary.[4]
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Hawk Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,521 ft (464 m)[1] |
Prominence | 181 ft (55 m)[1] |
Parent peak | The Pinnacle[1] |
Coordinates | 40°38′44″N 75°58′48″W[2] |
Geography | |
Parent range | Blue Mountain[1] |
Topo map | USGS New Ringgold |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Lookout Trail (hike) [3] |
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The River of Rocks is visible and accessible from the Sanctuary. The boulders were formed by periglacial processes in the Pleistocene epoch, or "ice age".