Potter Mountain Explained

Potter Mountain
Elevation Ft:2430
Parent Peak:N 42.54726 W 73.27001
Location:Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Range:Taconic Mountains
Coordinates:42.5473°N -73.27°W
Type:Thrust fault
metamorphic rock and sedimentary rock
Age:Ordovician
Easiest Route:Ski lift

Potter Mountain is a prominent ridgeline located in the Taconic Mountains of western Massachusetts. It has several peaks; the most notable are the southern Jiminy Peak, 2392feet, which bears the name of the ski area located on its slopes, and Widow White's Peak, 2430feet, the ridge high point.

The mountain is located in the towns of Hancock and Lanesborough. It was formerly traversed by the Taconic Skyline Trail which no longer officially crosses the ridge. Potter Mountain offers expansive viewpoints from several clearings, particularly where the ski area meets the ridge on the southwest side of the mountain. Potter Mountain is sometimes confused with the northern peak of Poppy Mountain to the south. The Taconic Range ridgeline continues north from Potter Mountain as Brodie Mountain and south as Poppy Mountain. It is bordered to the west across the Wyomanock Creek valley by Rounds Mountain. The west side of the mountain drains into Kinderhook Creek, the Hudson River and New York Harbor. The east side drains into Secum Brook, thence Pontoosuc Lake, the Housatonic River, and Long Island Sound.

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