List of mountains in Massachusetts
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This is a list of some of the mountain
s in the U.S.
state of Massachusetts
, including those in the mountain range known as the Berkshires
.
As Mount Greylock
, the highest point in the state, is 3,491 feet (1,164 m) in elevation, no mountains in Massachusetts are recognized by the Appalachian Mountain Club
in its list of Four-thousand Finest — a list of New England
peaks with the most topographic prominence
.
Mountain
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s in the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
state of Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, including those in the mountain range known as the Berkshires
The Berkshires
The Berkshires , is a highland geologic region located in the western parts of Massachusetts and Connecticut.Also referred to as the Berkshire Hills, Berkshire Mountains, and Berkshire Plateau, the region enjoys a vibrant tourism industry based on music, arts, and recreation.-Definition:The term...
.
As Mount Greylock
Mount Greylock
Mount Greylock is the highest natural point in Massachusetts at . Its peak is located in the northwest corner of the state in the western part of the town of Adams in Berkshire County. Although geologically part of the Taconic Mountains, Mount Greylock is commonly associated with the abutting...
, the highest point in the state, is 3,491 feet (1,164 m) in elevation, no mountains in Massachusetts are recognized by the Appalachian Mountain Club
Appalachian Mountain Club
The Appalachian Mountain Club is one of the United States' oldest outdoor groups. Created in 1876 to explore and preserve the White Mountains in New Hampshire, it has expanded throughout the northeastern U.S., with 12 chapters stretching from Maine to Washington, D.C...
in its list of Four-thousand Finest — a list of New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
peaks with the most topographic prominence
Topographic prominence
In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...
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| Mountain | Height | |
|---|---|---|
| (feet) | (meters) | |
| Mount Greylock Mount Greylock Mount Greylock is the highest natural point in Massachusetts at . Its peak is located in the northwest corner of the state in the western part of the town of Adams in Berkshire County. Although geologically part of the Taconic Mountains, Mount Greylock is commonly associated with the abutting... |
3,491 | 1,164 |
| Saddle Ball Mountain | 3,238 | 987 |
| Mount Fitch Mount Fitch Mount Fitch can refer to* Mount Fitch, a subordinate peak of Mount Greylock, located in Massachusetts.*Mount Fitch, Northern Territory, a mountain of approximately 70 m in Australia, part of the old Rum Jungle, Northern Territory uranium mines near Batchelor, 64 km south of Darwin, Northern... |
3,110 | 948 |
| Mount Williams Mount Williams (Massachusetts) Mount Williams is a summit in the United States state of Massachusetts. The peak is 2,956 feet high, with trails all around. Mount Williams is mainly used by hikers, as it is too small for real mountain-climbing. It is nearest to North Adams, Massachusetts, East of Albany, New York. It is in... |
2,951 | 899 |
| Mount Everett Mount Everett Mount Everett at 2,624 ft - or 800 m - is the highest peak in the south Taconic Mountains of Massachusetts. The mountain is known for its expansive views of the southern Taconics and Berkshires; for its fragile ecosystem of old growth pitch pine and scrub oak; and for its rare plant and animal... |
2,602 | 793 |
| Bakke Mountain 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... |
2,566 | 782 |
| Mount Frissell Mount Frissell Mount Frissell, , located on the border of southwest Massachusetts and northwest Connecticut, is a prominent peak of the Taconic Range. The peak and northern part of the mountain are located within Massachusetts. The southern slope of Mount Frissell is located within Connecticut and rises to the... |
2,453 | 748 |
| Mount Race Mount Race Mount Race, , is a prominent peak in the south Taconic Mountains of Massachusetts. The mountain is known for its waterfalls, ridgeline cliff face and expansive views of the Housatonic River valley and Berkshires to the east, and for its pitch pine and scrub oak summit ecosystem... |
2,365 | 721 |
| Mount Wachusett Mount Wachusett Mount Wachusett is located in the towns of Princeton and Westminster in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It is the highest point in Massachusetts east of the Connecticut River. The mountain is named after a Native American term meaning "near the mountain" or "mountain place". The mountain is a... |
2,006 | 611 |
| Pocumtuck Mountain Pocumtuck Mountain Pocumtuck Mountain, a mountain peak west of the abandoned Catamount settlement, is technically located in Charlemont, Massachusetts. Its summit ledge features wide views of western Franklin County and northern Berkshire County... |
1,872 | 571 |
| Beartown Mountain | 1,865 | 568 |
| East Mountain East Mountain (Hampden County, Massachusetts) East Mountain is a traprock mountain ridge located in the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts. It is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, Connecticut, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border... |
1,840 | 561 |
| Shaker Mountain Shaker Mountain Shaker Mountain, , is a prominent peak in the Taconic Mountains of western Massachusetts. The mountain is located in Pittsfield State Forest and is named after the nearby Hancock Shaker Village, a former Shaker religious colony and now a historic site. The summit is wooded and is traversed by the ... |
1,835 | 559 |
| Mount Watatic Mount Watatic Mount Watatic is a monadnock located on the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border, at the southern end of the Wapack Range of mountains. It lies within Ashburnham, Massachusetts, Ashby, Massachusetts, and New Ipswich, New Hampshire; the Wapack Trail and the Midstate Trail both cross the mountain... |
1,832 | 558 |
| Monument Mountain Monument Mountain (Berkshire County, Massachusetts) Monument Mountain is a long quartzite ridgeline located in Great Barrington and Stockbridge, Massachusetts in the Berkshires geology. Beside the high point, , the mountain has several other distinct peaks, most notably the open, knife-edge Squaw Peak, located on the southeast side of the mountain... |
1,710 | 521 |
| Massaemett Mountain Massaemett Mountain Massaemett Mountain is a mountain in Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA. It is located east of the village of Shelburne Falls.The summit features a historic rock fire tower... |
1,588 | 484 |
| *Mount Jefferson Mount Jefferson (Massachusetts) Mount Jefferson, also known as Muzzy Hill is a hill ridgeline located in Worcester County of Massachusetts, two miles NNW of Hubbardston. A road, the Mount Jefferson Road, passes along the hill crest.... |
1,221 | 372 |
| Mount Tom Mount Tom (Massachusetts) Mount Tom, , is a steep, rugged traprock mountain peak on the west bank of the Connecticut River 4.5 miles northwest of downtown Holyoke, Massachusetts. The mountain is the southernmost and highest peak of the Mount Tom Range and the highest traprock peak of the long Metacomet Ridge... |
1,214 | 370 |
| Tekoa Mountain Tekoa Mountain Tekoa Mountain, , is a dramatic, rocky high point overlooking the Westfield River Gorge at the eastern edge of the Berkshire plateau in the towns of Montgomery and Russell, Massachusetts. Tekoa Mountain, very prominent from the "Jacob's Ladder" section of U.S... |
1,121 | 342 |
| Mount Pisgah Mount Pisgah (Massachusetts) Mount Pisgah is the highest point in Northborough, Massachusetts.Features of the land include:* Hardwood forest on former farmland* Two scenic vistas to the east and Boston, MA skyscrapers visible on a clear day... |
715 | 218 |
| Great Blue Hill Great Blue Hill Great Blue Hill is a hill of 635 feet located within the Blue Hills Reservation in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Massachusetts, 10 miles southwest of Boston. It is the highest point in Norfolk County... |
635 | 94 |
Mountain ranges in Massachusetts
- Appalachian MountainsAppalachian MountainsThe Appalachian Mountains #Whether the stressed vowel is or ,#Whether the "ch" is pronounced as a fricative or an affricate , and#Whether the final vowel is the monophthong or the diphthong .), often called the Appalachians, are a system of mountains in eastern North America. The Appalachians...
- The BerkshiresThe BerkshiresThe Berkshires , is a highland geologic region located in the western parts of Massachusetts and Connecticut.Also referred to as the Berkshire Hills, Berkshire Mountains, and Berkshire Plateau, the region enjoys a vibrant tourism industry based on music, arts, and recreation.-Definition:The term...
- Hoosac RangeHoosac RangeThe Hoosac Range is part of both the Berkshires of western Massachusetts and the southern Green Mountains of Vermont; it is part of the greater Appalachian Mountain chain...
- Taconic MountainsTaconic MountainsThe Taconic Mountains or Taconic Range are a physiographic section of the larger New England province and part of the Appalachian Mountains, running along the eastern border of New York State and adjacent New England from northwest Connecticut to western Massachusetts, north to central western...