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Mount Holyoke
Elevation: 954 feetProminence: 235 feetIsolation: 2.13 milesSummit coordinates: 42° 18′ 3” N, 72° 35′ 13” WTown: Hadley and South Hadley, MassachusettsConservation Area: J.A. Skinner State Park / Mount Holyoke Range State Park Links:Mount Holyoke on PeakbaggerMount Holyoke on ListsofJohnMount Holyoke on AllTrailsSkinner State Park website (including trail map) General info: With its stunning views, summit historic site, and great trails, Mount Holyoke would…
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Mount Norwottuck
Elevation: 1,103 feetProminence: 788 feetIsolation: 5.82 milesSummit coordinates: 42°18′20″N 72°30′37″WTown: Amherst and Granby, MassachusettsConservation Area: Mount Holyoke Range State Park Links:Mount Norwottuck on PeakbaggerMount Norwottuck on ListsofJohnMount Norwottuck on AllTrailsMount Holyoke Range State Park website (including trail map) General info: Mount Norwottuck is the highest summit on the Holyoke Range, a narrow east–west traprock ridge running along the south edge of Amherst in…
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Mount Tom
Elevation: 1,201 feetProminence: 965 feetIsolation: 7.93 milesSummit coordinates: 42°14’30.1″N 72°38’53.7″WTown: Holyoke, MassachusettsConservation Area: Mount Tom State Reservation Links:Mount Tom on PeakbaggerMount Tom on ListsofJohnMount Tom on AllTrailsMount Tom State Reservation website (including trail map) General info: Mount Tom, at 1,201 feet (366 m), is one of the most striking peaks in the Connecticut River Valley of western Massachusetts. It stands on the…
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Sunrise Hill
Highest Point in Bristol County, MAElevation: 398 feetProminence: 100 feetIsolation: 1.6 milesSummit coordinates: 42° 0′ 5” N, 71° 18′ 51” WTown: North Attleborough, MassachusettsConservation Area: Town-owned World War I Memorial Park & Zoo General info: Sunrise Hill is situated in the northern part of North Attleborough within the World War I Memorial Park – the…
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Prospect Hill
Mass 50 Highest Public Peaks elevation rank: #38Elevation: 1,898 feetProminence: 212 feetIsolation: 1.1 milesSummit coordinates: 42° 8′ 34” N, 73° 29′ 16” WTown: Mount Washington, MassachusettsConservation Area: Mount Washington State Forest (MA) and Taconic State Park (NY) Links:Prospect Hill on PeakbaggerProspect Hill on Lists of JohnMount Washington State Forest website, with trail map General information: Prospect Hill is…
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Mount Darby
Mass 50 Public Peaks elevation rank: #32Elevation: 2,035 feetProminence: 220 feetIsolation: 1.4 milesSummit coordinates: 42°07’57.7″N 73°27’26.0″WTown: Mount Washington, MassachusettsConservation Area: Mount Darby Preserve, Berkshire Natural Resources Council General info: Mount Darby may not be the most thrilling of the peaks on this list. It is surrounded by more conspicuous neighbors (Alander, Everett, Race, Prospect Hill) with large trail networks and…
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Holt Hill
Highest Point in Essex County, MAElevation: 420 feet (128 m)Prominence: 337 feetIsolation: 14.18 milesSummit coordinates: 42°38’27.1″N 71°06’23.2″WTown: Andover, MassachusettsConservation Area: Charles W. Ward Reservation (The Trustees of Reservations) General info: Holt Hill, at 420 feet, is the highest point in Essex County, Massachusetts. It crowns the Charles W. Ward Reservation – a 700+ acre conservation…
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Alander Mountain
Mass 50 Public Peaks elevation rank: #20Elevation: 2,240 feetProminence: 270 feetIsolation: 2.02 milesSummit coordinates: 42°05’13.2″N 73°30’16.9″WTown: Mount Washington, MassachusettsConservation Area: Mount Washington State Forest (MA) / Taconic State Park (NY) Links:Alander Mountain on PeakbaggerAlander Mountain on Listsof JohnAlander Mountain on AllTrailsMount Washington State Forest website (with trail map) General info: Alander Mountain is a prominent 2,240-foot (683 m) peak in the…
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Great Blue Hill
Highest Point in Norfolk County, MAElevation: 635 feetProminence: 482 feetIsolation: 25.88 milesSummit coordinates: 42° 12′ 44” N, 71° 6′ 51” WTown: Milton, MassachusettsConservation Area: Blue Hills Reservation General info: Great Blue Hill rises to 635 feet (194 m) and is the highest of the 22 hills in the Blue Hills Reservation, a 7,000-acre state conservation area spanning Milton, Quincy, Braintree,…
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West Mountain
Highest Point in Hampshire County, MAElevation: 2,133 feetProminence: 421 feetIsolation: 3.26 milesSummit coordinates: 42°31’57.9″N 72°57’30.2″WTown: Plainfield, MassachusettsConservation Area: West Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary and Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest General info: West Mountain, located in the town of Plainfield in the northwestern corner of Hampshire County, rises to an elevation of 2,133 feet and is the highest point in the county.…
Hiking Massachusetts Peaks
A guide to exploring some of the best hills and mountains of the Bay State
Hiking Massachusetts Peaks 