Hammond Pond Reservation

Hammond Pond Reservation
Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston
Hammond Pond Reservation
Country United States
State Massachusetts
County Middlesex
Municipality Newton
Location Hammond Pond Parkway
 - elevation 180 ft (55 m)
 - coordinates 42°19′30″N 71°10′36″W / 42.32500°N 71.17667°W / 42.32500; -71.17667Coordinates: 42°19′30″N 71°10′36″W / 42.32500°N 71.17667°W / 42.32500; -71.17667
Area 59.455 acres (24 ha) [1]
Geology Roxbury puddingstone
Founded Unspecified
Management Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
Location of Hammond Pond Reservation
Website: Hammond Pond Reservation
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hammond Pond Reservation

Hammond Pond Reservation is a protected woodland park in Newton, Massachusetts. It features Hammond Pond fishing, hiking trails and formations of sandstone conglomerate and Roxbury puddingstone which are popular for rock climbing.[2][3]

The reservation is part of the Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston. Its first parcel was acquired in 1968, and its most current in 1979.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Protected and recreational open space datalayer, Office of Geographic and Environmental Information (MassGIS), Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs - http://www.mass.gov/mgis/dd-over.htm
  2. ↑ "Hammond Pond Reservation". MassParks. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Department of Conservation and Recreation. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Webster Conservation Area and Hammond Pond Reservation". Newton Conservators. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
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