Mount Greylock State Reservation
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Mount Greylock State Reservation is public recreation and nature preservation area on and around Mount Greylock, the highest point in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The park covers some 12,000 acres (4,900 ha) in the towns of Lanesborough, North Adams, Adams, Cheshire, Williamstown and New Ashford, Massachusetts. It was created in 1898 as Massachusetts' first public land for the purpose of forest preservation.[3]
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Mount Greylock State Reservation | |
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Location | Adams, Cheshire, Lanesborough, New Ashford, North Adams, Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States |
Coordinates | 42°37′00″N 73°11′13″W[1] |
Area | 12,455 acres (50.40 km2)[2] |
Elevation | 3,081 ft (939 m)[1] |
Established | 1898 |
Operator | Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation |
Website | Mount Greylock State Reservation |
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