White Rock (Taconic Mountains)
| White Rock | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Rock age | Ordovician |
| Mountain type(s) | 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.