Mount Tom State Reservation

Mount Tom State Reservation encompasses the Mount Tom Range and is located in the Connecticut River Valley region of Massachusetts, just north of the city of Springfield. The reservation is noted for its high cliffs, rugged scenery, and biological diversity.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Nonotuck and Dinosaur Footprints Reservation.

Mount Nonotuck

Peak

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Mount Nonotuck, 827 feet, is the northernmost peak of the Mount Tom Range of traprock mountains located in the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts and part of the larger Metacomet Ridge which stretches from Long Island Sound to nearly the Vermont border.

Dinosaur Footprints Reservation

Nature reserve

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Dinosaur Footprints in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA is an 8-acre wilderness reservation purchased for the public in 1935 by The Trustees of Reservations. Dinosaur Footprints Reservation is situated 1½ miles south of Mount Tom State Reservation.

Mount Tom

Peak

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Mount Tom, 1,202 feet, is a steep, rugged traprock mountain peak on the west bank of the Connecticut River 4.5 miles northwest of downtown Holyoke, Massachusetts. Mount Tom is situated 2½ miles southwest of Mount Tom State Reservation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mount Tom and South Hadley.

Mount Tom

Hamlet

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Mount Tom is a village in the city of Easthampton, Massachusetts, United States. It is located in a narrow strip of land between Mount Tom to the south, the Connecticut River to the east, and The Oxbow, an old channel of the Connecticut River, to the north.

South Hadley

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South Hadley is a city in the Pioneer Valley area of Massachusetts. It is home to Mount Holyoke College.

Woodbridge Street Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Woodbridge Street Historic District is a predominantly residential historic district in South Hadley, Massachusetts, United States. It extends from the junction of Woodbridge Street and Silver Street north roughly to Woodbridge Terrace. Woodbridge Street Historic District is situated 2½ miles east of Mount Tom State Reservation.

Mount Tom State Reservation

Type: Park
Location: Hampden, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.26676° or 42° 16′ 0″ north

Longitude

-72.6162° or 72° 36′ 58″ west

Elevation

161 feet (49 metres)

Open location code

87J9798M+PG

GeoNames ID

4944652

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