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Governing body
  
Town of Leverett

Management
  
Town of Leverett

Rattlesnake Gutter

Location
  
Leverett, Massachusetts, USA

Rattlesnake gutter road


Rattlesnake Gutter is a scenic boulder filled chasm, 3/4 mile long and 1/8 mile wide, located in Leverett, Massachusetts. The origins of the gutter are uncertain, but theories include:

Contents

  • A subglacial meltwater channel
  • A tear at the site of an old geologic fault.
  • A spillway for a temporary proglacial lake.
  • An important ecological habitat, the property is under conservation stewarship. The Metacomet-Monadnock Trail passes near the gutter.

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    Recreation

    This chasm is along a short section of the Metacoment-Monadnock Trail just south of the Leverett COOP near Shutesbury Road.

    References

    Rattlesnake Gutter Wikipedia


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