Shaker Mountain, , is a prominent peak in the
Taconic Mountains of western
Massachusetts
Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...
. The mountain is located in
Pittsfield State Forest and is named after the nearby
Hancock Shaker Village
Hancock Shaker Village is a former Shaker commune in Hancock and Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It emerged in the towns of Hancock, Pittsfield, and Richmond in the 1780s, organized in 1790, and was active until 1960. It was the third of nineteen ...
, a former
Shaker religious colony and now a historic site. The summit is wooded and is traversed by the Shaker Trail, a loop trail that begins at the historic site. The mountain is wooded with
northern hardwood tree species.
Shaker Mountain is located within
Hancock, Massachusetts
Hancock is a New England town, town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 757 at ...
. The Taconic ridgeline continues north from Shaker Mountain as
Doll Mountain and west as
Holy Mount The mountain drains into Shaker Brook and Lily Brook, thence to the
Housatonic River
The Housatonic River ( ) is a river, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed April 1, 2011 in western Massachusetts and western Connecticut in the United ...
and
Long Island Sound
Long Island Sound is a sound (geography), marine sound and tidal estuary of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies predominantly between the U.S. state of Connecticut to the north and Long Island in New York (state), New York to the south. From west to east, ...
.
References
* ''Massachusetts Trail Guide'' (2004). Boston:
Appalachian Mountain Club
Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) is the oldest outdoor group in the United States. Created in 1876 to explore and preserve the White Mountains (New Hampshire), White Mountains in New Hampshire, it has expanded throughout the northeastern U.S., wit ...
.
Commonwealth Connections proposal PDF download Retrieved March 2, 2008.
* ''AMC Massachusetts and Rhode Island Trail Guide'' (1989). Boston:
Appalachian Mountain Club
Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) is the oldest outdoor group in the United States. Created in 1876 to explore and preserve the White Mountains (New Hampshire), White Mountains in New Hampshire, it has expanded throughout the northeastern U.S., wit ...
.
"Greenways and Trails"Massachusetts DCR. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
External links
Pittsfield State Forest map Massachusetts DCR.
Mountains of Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Taconic Mountains
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