156. Lake Lacawac

TOWNSHIP: Paupack
QUADRANGLE: Lakeville
LOCATION: Approximately 1 mile west of Lake Wallenpaupack.

REMARKS: This is the southernmost glacial lake in the United States. Adjoining the lake are floating bog mats, and a research station that has classroom facilities. The site is a registered National Natural Landmark.

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158. Overlook Cliff / 159. Hawks Nest / 160. Delaware River Gorge

TOWNSHIP: Scott
QUADRANGLE: Hancock
LOCATION: Between the village of Balls Eddy and the New York State line, along the west side of the Delaware River.

REMARKS: A series of red siltstones and gray sandstones (Catskill Formation, Devonian age) are exposed in massive cliffs formed by the Delaware River as it eroded through these rocks. From Hawks Nest (159) and other points along the top of the cliff there is a breathtaking view of the Delaware River Gorge (160). The gorge is wild and scenic from Matamoras north to the New York boundary. Waterfalls and springs are common along the gorge.
Six hundred feet west of the northeast corner of Pennsylvania is the first monument of granite marking the Pennsylvania-New York State boundary. The monument was erected in 1884.

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177. Prospect Rock

TOWNSHIP: Lehigh
QUADRANGLE: Tobyhanna
LOCATION: Within Gouldsboro State Park; 1.1 miles west of the village of Gouldsboro.

REMARKS: A small, but picturesque, cliff of near-horizontal crossbedded sandstone (Catskill Formation, Duncannon Member, Devonian age); the 20-foot vertical face on the cliff is developed on a prominent joint (fracture) in the rocks.

REFERENCES: Sevon, W. D. [1975], Geology and mineral resources of the Tobyhanna and Buck Hill Falls quadrangles, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Geological Survey, 4th ser., Atlas 204ab.

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