Massachusetts
Berkshire
Town of Hancock

Shaker Mountain

Shaker Mountain, 1,835 feet, is a prominent peak in the Taconic Mountains of western . The mountain is located in and is named after the nearby , a former Shaker religious colony and now a historic site.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Doll Mountain and Pittsfield State Forest.

Peak
, 1,930 feet, is a prominent peak in the Taconic Mountains of western . The mountain is located in . The summit is wooded and trailless, but the multi-use Trail traverses its northern slopes.

Forest
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an 11,000-acre state forest located in the town of and managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hancock Shaker Village and New Lebanon.

Locality
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is a former Shaker commune in and , . It emerged in the towns of Hancock, Pittsfield, and in the 1780s, organized in 1790, and was active until 1960.

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is in , , on the border with the , . was the main spiritual home of the Shakers, a Christian sect who practice a celibate and communal lifestyle, pacifism, uniform charismatic worship, and equality of the sexes.

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is a small city in western . It is the largest city in Berkshire County and home to Berkshire Community College.

Shaker Mountain

Latitude
42.44592° or 42° 26′ 45″ north
Longitude
-73.33705° or 73° 20′ 13″ west
Elevation
1,860 feet (567 metres)
Open location code
87J8CMW7+95
Open­Street­Map ID
node 358269767
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
4950634
Wiki­data ID
Q8526843
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ladin—“Shaker Mountain” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Shaker Mountain”
  • Dutch: “Shaker Mountain”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل شاكير”
  • German: “Shaker Mountain”
  • Ladin: “Shaker Mountain”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pittsfield State Forest and Syncarpha Hancock I CSG.

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