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Mount Greylock is the dedicatee of Herman Melville's 1852 novel Pierre; or, The Ambiguities, written at his home in Pittsfield, MA. Mount Greylock is mentioned in Bill Bryson's 1998 book A Walk in the Woods. Mount Greylock is the location of Ilvermorny, the North American school of witchcraft and wizardry in the fictional universe of Harry Potter.
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 ...
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 .
The Thunderbolt Trail is a non-lift-served backcountry ski trail on Mt. Greylock, at 3491 feet, the highest point in Massachusetts.It runs from the summit down the east face of the mountain to the base via a trail that drops more than 2000 feet in 1.6 miles.
Nestled along the western edge of Massachusetts, Berkshire County—and the 30(!) small towns within its midst—shine bright each autumn with famous estates, farm-to-table fare, and ample foliage.
Profile of Saddle Ball Mountain and Mount Greylock, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. There remains some controversy about the exact location of the highest peak. The 1988 Cheshire USGS 7.5 x 15 minute – 1:25,000 scale map locates Saddle Ball Mountain at #3 at 986 meters (3,235 feet) on the photo above.
Clarksburg State Park is a 368-acre (149 ha) Massachusetts state park located in the town of Clarksburg. The park is made up of unspoiled northern hardwood forest, with views of the Hoosac Range, Mount Greylock and the Green Mountains. [2] It is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation.
Mt. Greylock Old Growth Spruce: November 1987 Adams. Berkshire: state This site contains three separate stands of undisturbed old growth red spruce on the northwest slopes of Mount Greylock, the highest mountain in Massachusetts. These stands have been undisturbed for at least 150–180 years, and may be virgin.