White Rocks
White Rocks is a peak in Town of Petersburgh, Rensselaer, New York and has an elevation of 2,316 feet. White Rocks is situated nearby to the village Pownal, as well as near Petersburg.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Raimer and White Rock.
Mount Raimer
Peak
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Mount Raimer, 2,572 feet, is a prominent peak in the Taconic Mountains of western Massachusetts and adjacent New York. The west side and summit are located in New York; the east slopes lie within Massachusetts.
White Rock
Peak
White Rock, 2,550 feet, is the high point on a 7 mi 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pownal and Williamstown.
Pownal
Village
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Pownal is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 3,258. The town of Pownal includes the villages of Pownal, North Pownal, and Pownal Center.
Williamstown
Williamstown is a town in the Berkshires at the northwest corner of Massachusetts. It shares a border with New York and Vermont. It is a true college town, having hosted Williams College since 1793.
Petersburg
Village
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Petersburgh is a town located in the northeast section of Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 1,372 at the 2020 census. The town was named after an early settler named Peter Simmons.
White Rocks
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,316 feet
- Description: mountain in United States of America
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Town of Petersburgh, Rensselaer, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.72869° or 42° 43′ 43″ northLongitude
-73.27205° or 73° 16′ 19″ westElevation
2,316 feet (706 metres)Open location code
87J8PPHH+F5OpenStreetMap ID
node 357597178OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“White Rocks” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “White Rocks”
- Dutch: “White Rocks”
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