List of mountains in Massachusetts explained

This is a list of some of the mountains in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, including those in the mountain range known as the Berkshires.

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. Thousands of named summits in Massachusetts (including mountains and hills) are recognized by the USGS.[1]

List

Mountain CountyHeight
(feet) (meters)
Berkshire3,491   1,064    
Berkshire3,238   987    
Mount FitchBerkshire3,110   948    
Mount WilliamsBerkshire2,951   899    
Crum HillFranklin2,841   866    
Berlin MountainBerkshire2,818   859    
Spruce Mountain2,710   826    
Mount Prospect2,690   820    
Misery MountainBerkshire2,671   814    
Brodie MountainBerkshire2,621   799    
Berkshire2,602   793    
Beoadic Mountain2,598   792    
Berkshire2,572   784    
Berkshire2,566   782    
Rounds Rock2,559   780    
Ragged Mountain2,530   771    
Borden Mountain2,505   764    
2,453   748    
2,434   742    
Jiminy Peak2,375   724    
2,365   721    
Honwee Mountain2,313   705    
Poppy Mountain2,311   704    
Alander Mountain2,238   682    
Pine Mountain2,221   677    
Walling Mountain2,215   676    
Berry Mountain2,203   671    
Tower Mountain2,193   668    
Becket Mountain2,178   664    
Smith Mountain2,170   660    
Lenox Mountain2,113   644    
Adams Mountain2,110   643    
Cole Mountain2,106   642    
Perry Peak2,070   621    
Harvey Mountain2,060   628    
2,006   611    
West Mountain1,942   592    
Tom Ball Mountain1,928   588    
Pine Cobble Mountain1,894   577    
1,872   571    
Beartown Mountain1,865   568    
Mahanna Cobble1,858   566    
Shaker Mountain1,835   559    
1,832   558    
West Stockbridge Mountain1,798   548    
Osceda Mountain1,762   537    
Monument Mountain1,710   521    
Mount Lebanon1,699   517    
Baldhead1,663   507    
1,617   493    
Chadbournes Knoll1,598   487    
Little Watatic Mountain1,595   486    
1,588   484    
Little Wachusett1,564   477    
Osceola Mountain1,542   470    
Mount Hunger1,453   443    
Mount Pleasant1,289   393    
Mount Toby1,269   387    
Little Grace Mountain1,259   384    
1,221   372    
1,214   370    
Northfield Mountain1,206   368    
Tully Mountain1,161   354    
1,121   342    
1,106   337    
Rattlesnake Mountain (Farley Ledges)1,067   323    
Whiting Peak1,001   305    
Mount Holyoke935   285    
Little Tully Mountain856   261    
Mount Nonotuck827   252    
Sugarloaf Mountain791   241    
East Mountain776   237    
Mount Pisgah715   218    
Vaughn Hill637   194    
Great Blue Hill635   194    
South Sugarloaf Mountain625   190    
Nobscot Hill602   193    
Gibbs Mountain499   152    
Prospect Hill485   148    
Little Mountain459   140    
Mount Ward410   124    
Mount Misery285   86    
Waitt’s Mount210   64    
Mount Surat154   47    
Mount Cary102   31    
Nauset Beach Dunes7   2.1    

Mountain ranges in Massachusetts

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Board on Geographic Names.

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