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Purgatory Chasm State Reservation
- Location & Contact Information
- Address: Purgatory Road Sutton MA USA
- Telephone Number: +1-508-234-3733
- Official Website: [1]
- Overview
Purgatory Chasm State Reservation is a state park located in Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation , is notable for its long, 70 ft|m| deep chasm of granite bedrock featuring abrupt precipices and boulder caves in which ice lingers into the early summer. The reservation is open to picnicing and hiking; rock climbing is allowed by special permit only. Purgatory Chasm was declared a state park in 1919.According to the most recent research, the Chasm was created when glacial meltwater from a burst ice dam ripped out blocks of bedrock at the end of the last Ice Age (14,000 years ago).The reservation is located off Route 146 on Purgatory Road. [1]
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