Wallface cliffs
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Wallface cliffs are a massive, sheer rock escarpment in New York’s Adirondack High Peaks, known as one of the largest and most dramatic cliff faces in the eastern United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wallface cliffs canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cliff
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landform ⓘ rock escarpment ⓘ |
| accessedVia | Indian Pass Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Precambrian bedrock
ⓘ
anorthosite ⓘ |
| formedBy |
glacial erosion
ⓘ
tectonic uplift ⓘ |
| geologicalEra | Precambrian ⓘ |
| hasApproximateHeight |
210 meters
ⓘ
700 feet ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
massive vertical escarpment
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remote setting ⓘ sheer rock face ⓘ wilderness surroundings ⓘ |
| hasClimbingStyle |
multi-pitch climbing
ⓘ
traditional climbing ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
extensive vertical rock walls
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limited established trails to base ⓘ views over Indian Pass ⓘ |
| inMountainSystem | Appalachian Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inRegion | Northeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the largest cliff faces in the eastern United States
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challenging backcountry access ⓘ dramatic vertical relief ⓘ technical rock climbing routes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Adirondack High Peaks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Adirondack Mountains ⓘ New York NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInCounty | Essex County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | High Peaks Wilderness Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Algonquin Peak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ Iroquois Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Placid, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Marshall (Adirondacks) NERFINISHED ⓘ Newcomb, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | MacIntyre Range region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
backcountry hiking
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rock climbing ⓘ wilderness recreation ⓘ |
| within | Adirondack Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.