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

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.^{[ citation needed ]}

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

• https://www.science.smith.edu/geosciences/5Cgeology/Students/Abstracts01/Greenwood.pdf

42°28′26″N72°29′49″W / 42.47389°N 72.49694°W / 42.47389; -72.49694

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