Limestone Rise - Albany
Limestone Rise - Albany
Located in Albany County
Image courtesy of William Kelly
Type: Private.
Features: "Limestone Rise" owned by the Nature Conservancy; Helderberg Limestone; Solutionally enlarged fissures in the epikarstic zone.
Feature Type: Karst
Reference: NYS Geological Association Field Trip Guidebook, 75th Annual Meeting 2003; Karst of the Schoharie Valley, NY.
Quadrangle: Gallupville.
Reason for Designation: Site is owned by the Nature Conservancy, but parking is poor and access is made via a long trail.