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Mountains Of Massachusetts
This is a list of some of the mountains in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, including those in the mountain range known as the Berkshires. Mount Greylock is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet (1,064 m) in elevation. As such, no mountains in Massachusetts are recognized by the Appalachian Mountain Club in its list of Four-thousand footers — a list of New England peaks over 4,000 feet with a minimum 200 feet of topographic prominence. Thousands of named summits in Massachusetts (including mountains and hills) are recognized by the USGS. List Mountain ranges in Massachusetts *Appalachian Mountains *The Berkshires *Hoosac Range *Taconic Mountains * Metacomet Ridge * Wapack Range See also *Geography of Massachusetts *List of mountains of the Appalachians References External linksMassachusetts highest named summits {{Mountains of Massachusetts * Mountains Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least above the surrounding land. A few mountains are inselberg, isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges. mountain formation, Mountains are formed through tectonic plate, tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through Slump (geology), slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers. High elevations on mountains produce Alpine climate, colder climates than at sea level at similar latitude. These colder climates strongly affect the Montane ecosystems, ecosystems of mountains: different elevations hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brodie Mountain
Brodie Mountain, , is a prominent long ridgeline in the Taconic Mountains of western Massachusetts, known for the former Brodie Mountain ski area, which closed in 2002. The ridge has eight well defined summits, three of which have names: Sheep's Heaven Mountain, , the ridge's southern prominatory; Beoadic Mountain, the ridge high point, just north of Sheep's Heaven; and East Mountain, located at the top of the former ski area at the center of the ridge. A northern summit, , is shown as "Brodie Mountain" on maps that predate the Brodie Mountain ski area. Geography The Taconic Skyline Trail formerly ran north over Sheep's Heaven Mountain to the Brodie Mountain ski area at the East Mountain summit, but has been discontinued on Brodie Mountain, although the former route, now an unsanctioned ATV trail, still exists. An older route once traversed the entire ridge from south to north, but the northern sections fell into disuse in the 1970s and are totally obscured. The former ski a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poppy Mountain
Poppy Mountain, , sometimes identified as Pease Ridge, its northwest descending crest, is a prominent peak in the Taconic Mountains of western Massachusetts. The mountain is located in Pittsfield State Forest and is traversed by the Taconic Crest hiking trail. The overgrown summit is wooded with northern hardwood forest species. The summit and west side of Poppy Mountain is located within the town of Hancock and the eastern slopes within Lanesborough. It has several sub-peaks: Pease Ridge, a descending northwest ridgeline with a prominent knob , two low spurs off the main summit and , and an eastern summit , occasionally confused with nearby Potter Mountain in older hiking guidebooks. The Taconic Range ridgeline continues north from Poppy Mountain as Potter Mountain (also known as Jiminy Peak), south as Honwee Mountain, and west across the Wyomanock Creek valley as Rounds Mountain. The west side of the mountain drains into Kinderhook Creek, the Hudson River and Long I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honwee Mountain
Honwee Mountain, east summit and west summit , is a prominent mountain in the Taconic Mountains of western Massachusetts. The mountain is located in Pittsfield State Forest. The east (highest) summit is traversed by the Honwee Circuit multi-use trail. The west summit is crossed by the Taconic Crest hiking trail and the multi-use Taconic Skyline Trail. The mountain is wooded with northern hardwood forest species. The east peak of Honwee mountain is located within the town of Lanesborough and the west peak in the town of Hancock. A shorter, middle summit , is located between the east and west peaks, but it lacks significant prominence over the connecting ridge it occupies. A prominent spur peak called The Pinnacle, , is located to the west of the main ridgeline. The Taconic Range ridgeline continues north from Honwee Mountain as Poppy Mountain, south as Berry Hill, and west across the Wyomanock Creek valley as West Hill. The southwest side of the mountain drains into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Race
Mount Race, , is a mountain in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It shares many characteristics with the slightly higher Mount Everett about a mile to the north. Part of the Taconic Mountains, Race is known for its waterfalls, an eastern escarpment of nearly 2,000 feet, and expansive views. The Appalachian Trail crosses its summit, which has an open forest of dwarf pitch pine and scrub oak. Details Both Race Brook Falls and Bear Rock Falls spill from the steep eastern slopes of Mount Race, the summit of which is part of a divide between the Hudson and Housatonic rivers. The peak bears the surname of William Race, a local resident killed in 1755 by agents of Livingston Manor in a colonial border dispute concerning ownership and farm tenancy. Western slopes are in the town of Mount Washington, and the east slopes are in Sheffield, Massachusetts. Much of the mountain is part of Mount Washington State Forest; other parcels are privately held. See also * List of old growth forest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiminy Peak (ski Area)
Jiminy Peak is a mid-sized alpine ski resort located in Hancock, Massachusetts. It lies in the Taconic Mountains, near the state's far western edge, and northwest of nearby Pittsfield. The summit of Jiminy Peak, which includes the Hendricks Summit Lodge, is located in Lanesborough. The mountain is owned by Och-Ziff Capital Management but the operating company is owned and managed by Brian Fairbank, the longtime former owner of the Resort. During the winter Jiminy Peak offers skiing, snowboarding, outdoor pools, and various restaurants. There are 45 trails and nine lifts, including a six-person, high speed chairlift. In the summer additional activities are offered at Mountain Adventure Park, such as an alpine super slide, mountain coaster, hiking, and mountain biking. The Aerial Adventure Park is a challenge course up in the trees. Five levels provide both physical and mental challenges for all levels. Courses range from in the air. Jiminy Peak has installed the second m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potter Mountain (Taconic Mountains)
Potter Mountain is a prominent ridgeline located in the Taconic Mountains of western Massachusetts. It has several peaks; the most notable are the southern Jiminy Peak, , which bears the name of the ski area located on its slopes, and Widow White's Peak, , the ridge high point. The mountain is located in the towns of Hancock and Lanesborough. It was formerly traversed by the Taconic Skyline Trail which no longer officially crosses the ridge. Potter Mountain offers expansive viewpoints from several clearings, particularly where the ski area meets the ridge on the southwest side of the mountain. Potter Mountain is sometimes confused with the northern peak of Poppy Mountain to the south. The Taconic Range ridgeline continues north from Potter Mountain as Brodie Mountain and south as Poppy Mountain. It is bordered to the west across the Wyomanock Creek valley by Rounds Mountain. The west side of the mountain drains into Kinderhook Creek, the Hudson River and New York Harbor. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Frissell
Mount Frissell, , which straddles the border of southwest Massachusetts and northwest Connecticut, is part of the Taconic Range. Frissell's south slopes include the highest point in Connecticut, a popular destination for highpointers. Frissell's summit and the majority of its slopes are within Massachusetts' Mount Washington State Forest. Its southern slopes are in Salisbury, Connecticut. Here the state line reaches to about . The high-point marker for Connecticut is on the border with Massachusetts at . (The highest mountain summit in Connecticut is Bear Mountain, about to the east-southeast of Mount Frissell. Mount Frissell is traversed by the Mount Frissell Trail, which connects with the South Taconic Trail to the west and the Appalachian Trail to the east. It passes by the Connecticut–Massachusetts–New York tri-state marker. The south side of Mount Frissell drains into Riga Lake and South Pond, then into Wachocostinook Brook, Salmon Creek, the Housatonic River, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borden Mountain
Borden Mountain is located in the Savoy Mountain State Forest in Savoy, Massachusetts, USA. The summit features a fire lookout tower A fire lookout tower, fire tower, or lookout tower is a tower that provides housing and protection for a person known as a " fire lookout", whose duty it is to search for wildfires in the wilderness. It is a small building, usually on the summit .... References Berkshires Mountains of Berkshire County, Massachusetts {{BerkshireCountyMA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragged Mountain (Massachusetts)
Ragged Mountain may refer to the following geographical places in the United States: Summits ''Listed alphabetically by state'' * Ragged Mountain (Connecticut), elevation * Ragged Mountain, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, a subordinate peak of Mount Greylock * Ragged Mountain (New Hampshire), elevation ** Ragged Mountain Resort, a skiing facility located here * Ragged Mountain (Utah), elevation * Ragged Mountains, an offshoot of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia ** "A Tale of the Ragged Mountains", a short story by Edgar Allan Poe set here See also * *Mount Ragged, a peak in Cape Arid National Park Cape Arid National Park is a List of national parks of Australia, national park located in Western Australia, southeast of Perth. The park is situated east of Esperance, Western Australia, Esperance and lies on the shore of the South coast of ... in Australia **Mount Ragged beaufortia, common name of '' Beaufortia raggedensis'', a plant in the myrtle family endemic t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rounds Rock (Massachusetts)
Round or rounds may refer to: Mathematics and science * Having no sharp corners, as an ellipse, circle, or sphere * Rounding, reducing the number of significant figures in a number * Round number, ending with one or more zeroes * Round (cryptography) * Roundness (geology) * Roundedness, when pronouncing vowels * Labialization, when pronouncing consonants Music * Round (music), a type of composition * ''Rounds'' (album), by Four Tet Places * The Round, a theatre in England * Round Point, in the South Shetland Islands * Rounds Mountain, in the US * Round Mountain (other), several places * Round Valley (other), several places Repeated activities * Round (boxing) * Round (dominoes) * Grand rounds, in medicine * Round of drinks * Funding round * Doing the rounds, or patrol Other uses * Round (surname) * Rounds (surname) * Round shot * Cartridge (firearms) * Round steak * Cattle * Bullion coins that are not legal tender, e.g. silver rounds * Rounds (website) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakke Mountain
Bakke Mountain is a summit located in the town of Florida, Massachusetts. It was named for Master Sergeant Roald Bakke, who died in the collapse of Texas Tower 4. The mountain is the scene of wildlife and forest conservation efforts and serves as one of the primary sites of the Hoosac Wind Project. The Bakke Mountain Wind Farm is an alternative energy wind plant located on the mountain. Forest and Wildlife Management Part of the Bakke Mountain property, which in total covers between 700 and , was at one point a turnip farm owned by the Tower family. When the property was first purchased by the Bakke family in the 1960s, the fields and meadows lined with rock walls used for small livestock grazing were still open and free of tree growth. As time went on and the fields went unused, low brush sprang up, followed by saplings, which by 2000 had become a full-fledged forest. References Berkshires Mountains of Berkshire County, Massachusetts {{BerkshireCountyMA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
