Mount Greylock, Elevation 3,491 Feet

Mount Greylock, Elevation 3,491 Feet (HM1LJ9)

Location: Adams, MA 01220 Berkshire County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 38.236', W 73° 10.007'

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Mount Greylock, Elevation 3,491 Feet
Six hundred million years ago, this area was under a warm shallow ocean. As the underlying tectonic plates shifted, their continents collided, pushing the land upward into a great range of mountains. The ocean sediments were compressed with tremendous pressure and heat, forming the quartzite, marble, and schist of Mount Greylock. Three hundred million years of continual erosion by wind and rain have created the landscape we see.
Today, this site is part of the 12,500-acre Mount Greylock State Reservation. The Appalachian Trail, on its way from Georgia to Maine, crosses this summit. Mount Greylock inspires writers and artists, challenges hikers and skiers, and provided a home for flora and fauna not found anywhere else in Massachusetts.
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HM NumberHM1LJ9
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Date Added Sunday, July 5th, 2015 at 6:05pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 650300 N 4722164
Decimal Degrees42.63726667, -73.16678333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 38.236', W 73° 10.007'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 38' 14.16" N, 73° 10' 0.42" W
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Area Code(s)413
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Notch Rd, Adams MA 01220, US
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