Mt. Everett

Mount Everett is the highest peak in the southern Taconic Mountains, rising about 2,000 feet above its eastern footings in Sheffield, Mass. Its summit area is notable for expansive vistas and an unusual dwarf forest of pitch pine and oak. The Appalachian Trail traverses Mount Everett, which prior to the 20th century was called "Dome of the Taconics." Reachin…
Mount Everett is the highest peak in the southern Taconic Mountains, rising about 2,000 feet above its eastern footings in Sheffield, Mass. Its summit area is notable for expansive vistas and an unusual dwarf forest of pitch pine and oak. The Appalachian Trail traverses Mount Everett, which prior to the 20th century was called "Dome of the Taconics." Reaching 2,602 feet above sea level, Everett dominates much local scenery of the Housatonic Valley.
  • Elevation: 2,602 ft (793 m)
  • Location: Southwest Berkshire County, Massachusetts
  • Prominence: 1,663 ft (507 m)
  • Parent peak: 42° 06' 07"N, 73° 25' 57"W
  • Parent range: Taconic Mountains
  • Rock age: Ordovician
  • Mountain type(s): Thrust fault; metamorphic rock
Data from: en.wikipedia.org