Balance Rock State Park
Balance Rock State Park is a nature reserve in Berkshire, Massachusetts. Balance Rock State Park is situated nearby to the town Pontoosuc, as well as near the hamlet Camp Merrill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Honwee Mountain and Berry Hill.
Honwee Mountain
Peak
Honwee Mountain, east summit 2,313 feet and west summit 2,280 feet, is a prominent mountain in the Taconic Mountains of western Massachusetts. The mountain is located in Pittsfield State Forest.
Berry Hill
Peak
Berry Hill, 2,200 feet, is a prominent mountain in the Taconic Mountains of western Massachusetts. The mountain is located in Pittsfield State Forest and is traversed by a short spur trail from a park automobile road.
Berry Mountain
Peak
Berry Mountain, east peak 2,203 feet and west peak 2,188 feet, is a prominent mountain in the Taconic Mountains of western Massachusetts. The mountain is located in Pittsfield State Forest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lanesborough and Hancock.
Lanesborough
Photo: Matthew T. Bradley, CC BY 2.0.
Lanesborough is a town of 3,000 people in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. Mount Greylock, portions of which are in the town, is probably the main attraction. There are plenty of places to sleep and eat, but no nightlife to speak of.
Hancock
Photo: Bestbudbrian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hancock is a town of 700 people in Massachusetts in the Berkshire region. Its two most notable attractions are Jiminy Peak ski resort and the historic site of Hancock Shaker Village.
Pittsfield
Photo: Protophobic, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pittsfield is a small city in western Massachusetts. It is the largest city in Berkshire County and home to Berkshire Community College.
Balance Rock State Park
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Berkshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.50933° or 42° 30′ 34″ northLongitude
-73.27243° or 73° 16′ 21″ westElevation
1,243 feet (379 metres)Open location code
87J8GP5H+P2OpenStreetMap ID
way 29786222OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveGeoNames ID
4929615
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