Purgatory Chase State Reservation - Sutton, MA
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N 42° 07.995 W 071° 43.329
19T E 275020 N 4668157
Located on Purgatory Rd in Sutton MA
Waymark Code: WM8VR1
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 05/17/2010
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A unique natural landmark, Purgatory Chasm runs for a quarter of a mile between granite walls rising as high as 70 feet. Popular with picnickers and rock-climbers alike, the Chasm is believed to have its origin in the sudden release of dammed-up glacial meltwater near the end of the last Ice Age, approximately 14,000 years ago.
Trails lead to a wide variety of rock formations, with such romantic names as The Corn Crib, The Coffin, The Pulpit, Lovers' Leap and Fat Man's Misery.
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