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Shelter Rock (North Hills, New York)

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20: 67:. The top of the boulder is just visible from Shelter Rock Road, more so in the colder parts of the year when the vegetation recedes. While it is not publicly accessible, the Greentree Foundation does arrange special tours for scouts, school and other small groups from time to time. 50:
estimated to weigh 1,800 short tons (1,600 t) and has a 30-foot (9.1 m) overhang. It is 55 feet (17 m) high and 35 feet (11 m) wide. It was deposited by glacial action between 20,000 and 11,000 years ago. Members of the
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had a settlement nearby and a number of legends about the rock arose among both the Native Americans and the European colonists. Native Americans used the rock as shelter from the elements, possibly as early as 1000 B.C.
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Shelter Rock - Article by The Suffolk Gem & Mineral Club
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Town of North Hempstead landmark sign, Shelter Rock Road.
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rock shelter
granite
Manhasset
North Hills, New York
glacial erratic
Matinecock
Greentree
Whitneys
List of individual rocks



"Shelter Rock Facing an Uncertain Future"




ISBN
1-885134-21-5
"If You're Thinking of Living In/Manhasset, L.I.; A Prosperous Enclave of Gracious Living"
Shelter Rock - Article by The Suffolk Gem & Mineral Club
40°47′21.52″N 73°41′28.1″W / 40.7893111°N 73.691139°W / 40.7893111; -73.691139
Categories
North Hills, New York
Landforms of Nassau County, New York
Glacial erratics of New York (state)
Manhasset, New York
Rock shelters in the United States

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