September 5, 2026
A Young Peregrine on the Ascent
Yesterday in the Mohonk Preserve near New Paltz, N.Y., Chris Nadareski of the NYC DEP released four young rehabbed peregrines,…
Where is this large rock located (hint: it's not the Celery Farm), what kind of rock is it, and what is its nickname?
The answers:
The rock is at High Mountain near the entrance at the Red Traill parking lot at William Paterson.
It is a glacial erratic.
Someone named Jim nicknamed it Potato Rock. A smaller version a bit of aways down the trail is Tater Tot rock.