Mount Greylock
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Mount Greylock is the highest point in Massachusetts at 3,489 feet (1,063 meters). Located in northwest region of the state, it is part of the Taconic Mountains, a geologically distinct range from the nearby Berkshires and Green Mountains. Expansive views and a small area of sub-alpine forest characterize its upper reaches. A seasonal automobile road crosses the summit area near three structures from the 1930s, which together constitute a small, "National Historic District." Various hiking paths including the Appalachian Trail traverse the area, which is part of the larger Mount Greylock State Reservation.[9]
Mount Greylock | |
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Mt. Greylock seen from the West | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,489 ft (1,063 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 2,463 ft (751 m)[2] |
Listing | U.S. state high point 31st New England Fifty Finest 17th |
Coordinates | 42°38′14″N 73°09′58″W[1] |
Geography | |
Parent range | Taconic Mountains[3][4][5] |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Ordovician, Taconic orogeny |
Mountain type | thrust fault |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Cheshire Harbor Trail[6] |
Mount Greylock Summit Historic District | |
Location | Jct. of Notch, Rockwell, and Summit Rds., Adams, Massachusetts |
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Area | 1,200 acres (490 ha)[7] |
Built | 1830 |
Architect | Maginnis and Walsh; Vance, Joseph MacArthur, et al. |
Architectural style | Bungalow/Craftsman, Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 98000349[8] |
Added to NRHP | April 20, 1998 |
The peak played a role in 19th century American literature,[10][11][12] and is featured in the work of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, and Henry David Thoreau.