Hoosac Range
The Hoosac Range is a mountain range that forms the western edge of the northwest Berkshire Plateau of western Massachusetts, an extension of the southern Green Mountains of Vermont, which are part of the greater Appalachian Mountain chain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cliff with an elevation of 1,978 feet
- Description: mountain in United States of America
- Also known as: “Hoosac Mountain”, “Hoosac Mountains”, “Hoosack Mountains”, and “Hoosic Range”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Crum Hill and Hoosac Tunnel.
Crum Hill
Peak
Crum Hill, 2,841 feet, located in northwest Massachusetts, United States, in the towns of Monroe and Florida, is the highest point in Franklin County. The mountain, part of the Hoosac Range, is crossed by a trail system maintained by a local snowmobile club, the Florida Mountaineers.
Hoosac Tunnel
Tunnel
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Hoosac Tunnel is a 4.75-mile active railroad tunnel in western Massachusetts that passes through the Hoosac Range, an extension of Vermont's Green Mountains. Hoosac Tunnel is situated 1½ miles south of Hoosac Range.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Florida and Freeman Grove Historic District.
Florida
Florida is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is home to the east portal of the Hoosac Tunnel, as well as Whitcomb Summit, the highest point of the Mohawk Trail.Freeman Grove Historic District
Neighborhood
North Adams
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
North Adams is a town of 13,000 people in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. In the 19th century it was the industrial center of the region. Old factory buildings are now being recycled to other uses, including the new Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.
Hoosac Range
- Categories: mountain range and landform
- Location: Berkshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.70008° or 42° 42′ 0″ northLongitude
-73.04121° or 73° 2′ 28″ westElevation
1,978 feet (603 metres)Open location code
87J8PX25+2GOpenStreetMap ID
node 356552391OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Hoosac Range” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hoosac Range (pangpang)”
- Cebuano: “Hoosac Range”
- Chinese: “胡萨克山脉”
- Chinese: “胡薩克山脈”
- Chinese: “霍薩克山脈”
- Dutch: “Hoosac Range”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سلسلة جبال هوساك”
- French: “monts Hoosac”
- French: “Monts Hoosac”
- Ladin: “Hoosac Range”
- Venetian: “Hoosac Range”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Whitcomb Summit and Briggsville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Florida Fire Department and Florida Free Public Library.
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