Plantain Pond Dam

Plantain Pond Dam is a dam in Mount Washington, Berkshire, Massachusetts. Plantain Pond Dam is situated nearby to the peak Mount Race, as well as near Mount Everett.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Race and Bear Mountain.

Mount Race

Peak

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Mount Race, 2,365 feet, is a mountain in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It shares many characteristics with the slightly higher Mount Everett about a mile to the north.

Bear Mountain

Scenic viewpoint

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Bear Mountain is a peak of the southern Taconic Mountains in Salisbury, Connecticut. At 2,316 feet, Bear Mountain is the highest mountain that lies wholly within Connecticut. Bear Mountain is situated 1½ miles southwest of Plantain Pond Dam.

Mount Everett

Peak

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Mount Everett is the highest summit of the southern Taconic Mountains, rising about 2,000 feet above its eastern footings in Sheffield, Massachusetts. Its upper dome is noted for wide views and an unusual forest of stunted pitch pine and oak. Mount Everett is situated 2½ miles north of Plantain Pond Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sheffield and Sheffield Plain Historic District.

Sheffield

Photo: Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sheffield is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,327 at the 2020 census.

Sheffield Plain Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Sheffield Plain Historic District encompasses the original 18th-century village center of Sheffield, Massachusetts, United States. The linear district extends southward about 0.5 miles from the junction of United States Route 7 and Cook Road, where the original town common is located. Sheffield Plain Historic District is situated 5 miles northeast of Plantain Pond Dam.

Ashley Falls

Village

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Ashley Falls is a village, which is situated 5 miles east of Plantain Pond Dam.

Plantain Pond Dam

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Location: Mount Washington, Berkshire, Berkshires, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.06676° or 42° 4′ 0″ north

Longitude

-73.4379° or 73° 26′ 16″ west

Elevation

1,778 feet (542 metres)

Open location code

87J83H86+PR

GeoNames ID

4947500

Wikidata ID

Q48996013

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In Other Languages

“Plantain Pond Dam” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Plantain Pond Dam”

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