Rattlesnake Gutter

Rattlesnake Gutter
Rattlesnake Gutter, in Leverett, Massachusetts.
Location	Leverett, Massachusetts, USA
Governing body	Town of Leverett

Saw Mill River Falls are located along Rattlesnake Gutter Road just south of the Leverett COOP

Stone chamber at Rattlesnake Gutter Rd.

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:

• 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 stewardship. The Metacomet-Monadnock Trail passes near the gutter.

Recreation

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

References

• http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Geology/5Cgeology/Students/Abstracts01/Greenwood.pdf