- Hawk Mountain
Infobox Mountain
Name = Hawk Mountain
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pushpin_map_caption = Location of Hawk Mountain inPennsylvania
pushpin_mapsize =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=WElevation = 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
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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]Listing =
Hawk Mountain is a mountain ridge, part of the
Appalachian Mountains , located in central-easternPennsylvania near Reading and Allentown. It is a part of the Blue Mountain Ridge. It is primarily known as home to theHawk Mountain Sanctuary .The River of Rocks is visible and accessible from the Sanctuary. The boulders were formed by
periglacial processes in thePleistocene 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 andHawk Mountain Camp (two Boy Scout camps)cite web | url=http://www.hmsr.org/ | title = Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation | accessdate = 2008-08-30 ] and theCivil Air Patrol 's Colonel Phillip Neuweiler Ranger Training Facility (also known as theHawk Mountain Ranger School ).References
External links
* [http://berks.tv/hawk-mountain/ Video Interviews About Hawk Mountain]
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