▁gla ci ation . ▁N umer ous ▁am ph ib ian ▁species ▁bre ed ▁in ▁the ▁po ols ▁and ▁hard wood ▁trees ▁and ▁hem lock ▁are ▁present ▁on ▁the ▁southern ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁pool ▁system . ▁A ▁glob ally ▁rare ▁species ▁of ▁in verte br ate ▁was ▁observed ▁in ▁the ▁po ols ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁Another ▁system ▁of ▁v ernal ▁po ols ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Brig gs ville ▁V ernal ▁P ools ▁are ▁found ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁r idge . ▁ ▁The ▁N es cope ck ▁Mountain ▁Bar r ens ▁are ▁a ▁r idget op ▁d war f - tree ▁forest ▁natural ▁community . ▁The ▁bar r ens ▁consist ▁of ▁scr ub ▁o aks , ▁hair gr ass , ▁pitch ▁p ines , ▁little ▁bl uest ems , ▁and ▁blue ber ries . ▁ ▁Rec re ation ▁A ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁State ▁Game ▁Land s ▁Number ▁ 5 8 ▁is ▁on ▁N es cope ck ▁Mountain . ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁State ▁Game ▁Land s ▁Number ▁ 1 8 7 ▁contain ▁the ▁N es cope ck ▁Mountain ▁Bar r ens . ▁The ▁r idge ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁border ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 5 5 0 - acre ▁N es cope ck ▁State ▁Park . ▁Histor ically , ▁there ▁were ▁tra ils ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁N es cope ck ▁Mountain . ▁There ▁is ▁high ▁visibility ▁from ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁r idge ▁and ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Blo oms burg ▁can ▁be ▁seen . ▁ ▁The