Hawk Mountain

Hawk Mountain

Infobox Mountain
Name = Hawk Mountain
Photo =
Caption =
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pushpin_map_caption = Location of Hawk Mountain in Pennsylvania
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coordinates_ref = Cite gnis|1192591|Hawk Mountain|02-AUG-1979|2008-08-30]
latd=40 | latm=38 | lats=44 | latNS=N
longd=75 | longm=58 | longs=48 | longEW=W

Elevation = Convert|1521|ft|m|0|lk=on Cite web
url = http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=7562
title = Hawk Mountain
work = Peakbagger.com
accessdate = 2008-08-30
]

Location = Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Range = Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians
Prominence = Convert|181|ft|m|0|lk=on
Parent peak = The Pinnacle
Coordinates = Coord|40|38|44|N|75|58|48|W|type:mountain_region:US-PA_source:GNIS|display=inline,title|name=Hawk Mountain
Topographic
USGS New Ringgold
Type =
Age =
First ascent =

Easiest route = Lookout Trail (hike) Cite web
url = http://hawkmountain.org/index.php?pr=Hiking
title = Welcome to Hawk Mountain - Hiking
work = Hawk Mountain Sanctuary website
accessdate = 2008-08-30
]

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Hawk Mountain is a mountain ridge, part of the Appalachian Mountains, located in central-eastern Pennsylvania near Reading and Allentown. It is a part of the Blue Mountain Ridge. It is primarily known as home to the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary.

The River of Rocks is visible and accessible from the Sanctuary. The boulders were formed by periglacial processes in the Pleistocene epoch, or "ice age."

History

In 1929, hunters were offered $5 for every goshawk they were able to bring down during migrating season, as the birds were thought to be more pests than anything. As the conservation effort was just getting off the ground, photographer Richard Pough came to Hawk Mountain and photographed the carnage resulting from the massive slaughter of the birds. His photographs were seen by, among others, New York resident and conservationist Rosalie Edge.

couting and Civil Air Patrol

The mountain is also home to the Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation and Hawk Mountain Camp (two Boy Scout camps)cite web | url=http://www.hmsr.org/ | title = Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation | accessdate = 2008-08-30 ] and the Civil Air Patrol's Colonel Phillip Neuweiler Ranger Training Facility (also known as the Hawk Mountain Ranger School).

References

External links

* [http://berks.tv/hawk-mountain/ Video Interviews About Hawk Mountain]


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