Mendon Ponds Park, located in the towns of Pittsford and Mendon (about 8 miles southeast of Rochester), is the largest Monroe County park at roughly 2,600 acres.
It was named to the National Registry of Natural Landmarks in 1969 due to its geological history and the presence of significant glacial-melt features from roughly 11,000 years ago, including: kames (conical hills or mounds); eskers (long, windy ridges of stratified sand and gravel); and kettles (shallow, circular depressions). [Read more…] about Mendon Ponds Park: Geology & Wildlife
