Tag: outdoors
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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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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.…
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Crum Hill
Highest Point in Franlkin County, MAElevation: 2,838 feetProminence: 338 feetIsolation: 2.71 milesSummit coordinates: 42°42’54.7″N 73°01’24.2″WTown: Monroe, MassachusettsConservation Area: Private property Links:Crum Hill on PeakbaggerCrum Hill on Listsof John General info: Crum Hill, at 2,838 feet, is the highest point in Franklin County, Massachusetts. It straddles the towns of Monroe and Florida, lying in the Hoosac Range (the northwestern edge of the…
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Massaemett Mountain
Mass 50 Public Peaks elevation rank: #50Elevation: 1,593 feetProminence: 580 feetIsolation: 3.86 milesSummit coordinates: 42°36’24.8″N 72°42’59.3″WTown: Shelburne, MassachusettsConservation Area: Shelburne State Forest Links:Massaemett Mountain on PeakbaggerMassaemett Mountain on Listsof JohnMassaemett Mountain on AllTrails General info: One of my very favorites on this list, Massaemett Mountain rises just east of Shelburne Falls and the Deerfield River. Though modest in elevation at 1,594 feet,…
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Negus Mountain
Mass 50 Public Peaks elevation rank: #45Elevation: 1,774 feetProminence: 286 feetIsolation: 1.37 milesSummit coordinates: 42° 39′ 53” N, 72° 56′ 45” WTown: Rowe, MassachusettsConservation Area: ISO Hydroelectric property (open to public recreation) Links:Negus Mountain on PeakbaggerNegus Mountain on Listsof JohnNegus Mountain on AllTrails General info: Negus Mountain (pronounced “nee-gus”) may be modest in elevation, but it packs an outsized punch. Surrounded on…
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Mount Grace
Mass 50 Public Peaks elevation rank: #49Elevation: 1,619 feetProminence: 684 feetIsolation: 9.8 milesSummit coordinates: 42°41’28.5″N 72°21’17.7″WTown: Warwick, MassachusettsConservation Area: Mount Grace State Forest Links:Mount Grace on PeakbaggerMount Grace on Listsof JohnMount Grace State Forest on AllTrails General info: Mount Grace is a prominent monadnock in north-central Massachusetts, just two miles south of the New Hampshire line. Heavily wooded and rising well above the…
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Round Top Hill
Mass 50 Public Peaks rank: #44Elevation: 1,793 feetProminence: 413 feetIsolation: 4.4 milesSummit coordinates: 42°15’18.8″N 72°59’11.8″WTown: Chester, MassachusettsConservation Area: Private property but public access allowed on trails, conservation easement held by Hilltown Land Trust, adjacent to Chester-Blandford State Forest Links:Round Top Hill on PeakbaggerRound Top Hill on Listsof JohnRound Top Hill on AllTrailsRound Top Hill on Hilltown Land Trust (including trail map) General…
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Hunger Mountain
Mass 50 Public Peaks elevation rank: #43Elevation: 1,826 feetProminence: 340 feetIsolation: 1.04 milesSummit coordinates: 42°11’08.3″N 73°10’57.0″WTown: Monterey, MassachusettsConservation Area: Beartown State Forest Links:Hunger Mountain on PeakbaggerHunger Mountain on Listsof JohnHunger Mountain on Alltrails General info: Hunger Mountain is a lesser-known peak in the southwestern Berkshires of Massachusetts. Its elevation is modest but towards the peak its sudden steepness provide a nice workout. And…
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