Mount Greylock State Reservation

Mount Greylock State Reservation
Winter view of the War Memorial at the summit of Mount Greylock
Map showing the location of Mount Greylock State Reservation
Map showing the location of Mount Greylock State Reservation
Location in Massachusetts
Map showing the location of Mount Greylock State Reservation
Map showing the location of Mount Greylock State Reservation
Mount Greylock State Reservation (the United States)
LocationAdams, Cheshire,
Lanesborough, New Ashford,
North Adams, Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates42°37′00″N 73°11′13″W / 42.61667°N 73.18694°W / 42.61667; -73.18694[1]
Area12,455 acres (50.40 km2)[2]
Elevation3,081 ft (939 m)[1]
Established1898
OperatorMassachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
WebsiteMount Greylock State Reservation

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]

  1. ^ a b "Mount Greylock State Reservation". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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