Tag: mountains
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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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Shaker Mountain
Mass Public Peaks rank: #40Elevation: 1,843 feetProminence: 233 feetIsolation: 0.74 milesSummit coordinates: 42°26’46.2″N 73°20’12.5″WTown: Hancock, MassachusettsConservation Area: Pittsfield State Forest Links:Shaker Mountain on PeakbaggerShaker Mountain on ListsofJohnShaker Mountain on WikipediaPittsfield State Forest (including trail map)Pittsfield State Forest on Alltrails General info: Much of this information will duplicate the post for Holy Mount as these two are essentially twins, side by side in the Taconic…
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Mount Watatic
Mass 50 Public Peaks rank: #42Elevation: 1,838 feetProminence: 509 feetIsolation: 3.5 milesSummit coordinates: 42°41’48.0″N 71°53’33.0″WTown: Ashburnham, MassachusettsConservation Area: Mount Watatic Reservation and Ashburnham State Forest Links:Mount Watatic on PeakbaggerMount Watatic on Listsof JohnMount Watatic on WikipediaMount Watatic on Alltrails General info: Mount Watatic, the eastern-most of the Massachusetts 50 Highest Public Peaks is a prominent monadnock located at the southern end of the…
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Perry Peak
Mass Public Peaks rank: #30Elevation: 2,072 feetProminence: 559 feetIsolation: 3.93 milesSummit coordinates: 42° 25′ 16” N, 73° 22′ 47” WTown: Richmond, MassachusettsConservation Area: Hollow Fields Reserve (Berkshire Natural Resources Council) Links:Perry Peak on PeakbaggerPerry Peak on ListsofJohnHollow Fields website (BNRC) General info: Perry Peak is the highest point in the town of Richmond, Massachusetts. This…
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Holy Mount
Mass Public Peaks rank: #35Elevation: 1,932 feetProminence: 209 feetIsolation: 1.93 milesSummit coordinates: 42°27’03.9″N 73°21’10.5″WTown: Hancock, MassachusettsConservation Area: Pittsfield State Forest Links:Holy Mount on PeakbaggerHoly Mount on ListsofJohnHoly Mount on WikipediaPittsfield State Forest (including trail map)Pittsfield State Forest on Alltrails General info: Holy Mount (sometimes called Doll Mountain South) is a fascinating peak in the Taconic Mountains, straddling the border between Hancock, Massachusetts, and New…
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Wachusett Mountain
Mass Public Peaks elevation rank: #33Elevation: 2,008 feetProminence: 932 feetIsolation: 22.5 milesSummit coordinates: 42°23’35.4″N 73°18’39.2″WTown: Princeton, MassachusettsConservation Area: Wachusett Mountain State Reservation Links:Wachusett Mountain on PeakbaggerWachusett Mountain on ListsofJohnWachusett Mountain on WikipediaWachusett Mountain State Reservation (including trail map)Wachusett Mountain State Reservation on Alltrails General info: Wachusett Mountain, standing at 2,008 feet, is the highest peak in Massachusetts east of the Connecticut River. The Wachusett…
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Tully Mountain
Mass Public Peaks rank: #29Elevation: 2,084 feetProminence: 258 feetIsolation: 4.51 milesSummit coordinates: 42°26’25.6″N 73°09’37.6″WTown: Hinsdale, MassachusettsConservation Area: Appalachian Trail Corridor Links:Tully Mountain on PeakbaggerTully Mountain on ListsofJohnMassachusetts Appalachian Trail map General info: Tully Mountain sits on the western edge of the central Berkshires and is the highest point in Hinsdale. It should not be confused…
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Mount Wilcox
Mass Public Peaks rank: #27Elevation: 2,109 feetProminence: 746 ft.Isolation: 8.25 milesSummit coordinates: 42° 13′ 10” N, 73° 15′ 59” WTown: Monterey, MassachusettsConservation Area: Beartown State Forest Links:Mount Wilcox on PeakbaggerMount Wilcox on ListsofJohnBeartown State Forest website (including trail map)Beartown State Forest on AllTrails General info: Mount Wilcox, standing at 2,109 feet, is the high point…
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Smith Mountain
Mass Public Peaks rank: #25Elevation: 2,177 ft.Prominence: 251 ft.Isolation: 0.99 milesSummit coordinates: 42°28’57.9″N 73°20’07.2″WTown: Hancock, MassachusettsConservation Area: Pittsfield State Forest Links:Smith Mountain on PeakbaggerSmith Mountain on ListsofJohnPittsfield State Forest website (including trail map)Pittsfield State Forest on Alltrails General info: Smith Mountain is located in Pittsfield State Forest which boasts an outstanding network of trails. It…
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Berry Mountain
Mass Public Peaks rank: #24Elevation: 2,205 ft.Prominence: 186 ft.Isolation: 0.49 milesSummit coordinates: 42° 30′ 9” N, 73° 18′ 56” W Town: Hancock, MassachusettsConservation Area: Pittsfield State Forest Links:Berry Mountain on PeakbaggerBerry Mountain on ListsofJohnPittsfield State Forest website (including trail map)Pittsfield State Forest on Alltrails General info: Berry Mountain has been “smuggled” onto this list, in a…
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