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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Protected area in Massachusetts, US}}<br />
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{{Infobox protected area<br />
|name = Purgatory Chasm State Reservation<br />
|alt_name = Purgatory Chasm<br />
|photo = File:Purgatory chasm view 2.jpg<br />
|photo_alt = View of Purgatory Chasm, looking south, in 2008.<br />
|photo_caption = View of Purgatory Chasm, looking south, in 2008.<br />
|map = USA Massachusetts<br />
|map_alt = Location within [[Massachusetts]].<br />
|map_caption = Location within [[Massachusetts]].<br />
|relief = 1<br />
|location = 198 Purgatory Road<br />[[Sutton, Massachusetts|Sutton]], [[Massachusetts]] 01590<br />
|coordinates = {{coord|42|07|45|N|71|42|43|W|display=inline,title}}<br />
|length_mi = 2.14<br />
|area_acre = 100<br />
|elevation = {{convert|472|ft|m|abbr=on}}<br />
|established = 1919<br />
|operator = [[Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation]]<br />
|website = [http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/massparks/region-central/purgatory-chasm-state-reservation.html Website]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Purgatory Chasm State Reservation''' is a [[protected area|protected]] [[state park]] in [[Sutton, Massachusetts|Sutton]], [[Massachusetts]]. Located within the [[Blackstone Valley]], the reservation is managed by the [[Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation]].<br />
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==History==<br />
Previously owned by the [[Whitin Machine Works]], Purgatory Chasm was declared a [[state park]] in 1919.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cook |first=Greg |date=13 June 2020 |title=Descending into Purgatory Chasm – WONDERLAND |url=https://gregcookland.com/wonderland/2020/06/13/descending-into-purgatory-chasm/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412104653/https://gregcookland.com/wonderland/2020/06/13/descending-into-purgatory-chasm/ |archive-date=12 April 2024}}</ref> The reservation is notable for its {{convert|.25|mi|m|adj=mid|-long}}, {{convert|70|ft|m|adj=mid|-deep}} [[chasm]] in [[granite]] [[bedrock]] with abrupt [[precipice]]s and [[caves]]. Various theories have been proposed to account for the creation of the chasm. According to one source, it was created when glacial [[meltwater]] ripped out bedrock at the end of the last [[Last glacial period|Ice Age]].<br />
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Purgatory Chasm is open to the public, although the chasm proper is closed to [[hikers]] during the winter season because of icy hazards. There are {{convert|2|mi|km}} of hiking trails, and [[rock climbing]] is allowed by permit. The reservation also includes picnic areas, a visitor center, and a playground.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Purgatory Chasm State Reservation {{!}} Mass.gov |url=https://www.mass.gov/locations/purgatory-chasm-state-reservation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924094159/https://www.mass.gov/locations/purgatory-chasm-state-reservation |archive-date=24 September 2024 |website=Mass.gov}}</ref><br />
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==In popular culture==<br />
*A 1992 episode of [[List of Rescue 911 episodes|Rescue 911]] concerned events at Purgatory Chasm.<br />
*Scenes from the 2015 film ''[[The Sea of Trees]]'' were filmed at Purgatory Chasm.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<div align=center><gallery perrow="10" widths="200px" heights="150px"><br />
File:Purgatory chasm plaque.jpg|A state plaque on the north side.<br />
File:Purgatory chasm view 3.jpg|Partial view of the park, looking south.<br />
File:Purgatory chasm tall rock 1.jpg|A rock formation.<br />
File:Purgatory chasm kings cave.jpg|View of King's Cave.<br />
File:Purgatory chasm lovers leap.jpg|View of Lover's Leap.<br />
File:Purgatory chasm view 1.jpg|Partial view of the park, with visitors.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/massparks/region-central/purgatory-chasm-state-reservation.html Official website]<br />
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{{Commons category|Purgatory Chasm}}<br />
{{Protected Areas of Massachusetts}}<br />
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[[Category:Protected areas established in 1919]]<br />
[[Category:State parks of Massachusetts]]<br />
[[Category:Landforms of Worcester County, Massachusetts]]<br />
[[Category:Rock formations of Massachusetts]]<br />
[[Category:Parks in Worcester County, Massachusetts]]<br />
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