Wallface cliffs

E778749

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 (2)

Label Occurrences
Wallface Cliff 1
Wallface cliffs canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cliff
landform
rock escarpment
accessedVia Indian Pass Trail
composedOf Precambrian bedrock
anorthosite
formedBy glacial erosion
tectonic uplift
geologicalEra Precambrian
hasApproximateHeight 210 meters
700 feet
hasCharacteristic massive vertical escarpment
remote setting
sheer rock face
wilderness surroundings
hasClimbingStyle multi-pitch climbing
traditional climbing
hasNotableFeature extensive vertical rock walls
limited established trails to base
views over Indian Pass
inMountainSystem Appalachian Mountains
inRegion Northeastern United States
knownFor being one of the largest cliff faces in the eastern United States
challenging backcountry access
dramatic vertical relief
technical rock climbing routes
locatedIn Adirondack High Peaks
Adirondack Mountains
New York
United States
locatedInCounty Essex County, New York
locatedInProtectedArea High Peaks Wilderness Area
managedBy New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
near Algonquin Peak
Indian Pass
Iroquois Peak
Lake Placid, New York
linked to: Lake Placid

Mount Marshall (Adirondacks)
Newcomb, New York
partOf MacIntyre Range region
usedFor backcountry hiking
rock climbing
wilderness recreation
within Adirondack Park

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Indian Pass notableViewOf Wallface cliffs
Indian Pass Trail passesNear Wallface Cliff
linked to: Wallface cliffs