Wachusett Mountain State Reservation
Wachusett Mountain State Reservation is a protected area encompassing 3,000 acres around the summit of Mount Wachusett in Massachusetts. Views from the top of Mount Wachusett include Mount Monadnock to the north, Mount Greylock to the west, southern Vermont to the northwest and Boston to the east.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Wachusett and Princeton Town Pound.
Mount Wachusett
Peak
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Mount Wachusett is a mountain in Massachusetts. It straddles towns of Princeton and Westminster, in Worcester County. It is the highest point in Massachusetts east of the Connecticut River.
Princeton Town Pound
Historic site
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Princeton Town Pound is a historic site.
Redemption Rock
Redemption Rock is a colonial-era historic site in Princeton, Massachusetts. In 1676, during King Philip's War, the release of Mary Rowlandson from her Native American captors was negotiated atop a granite ledge.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Princeton and Westminster.
Princeton
Princeton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is bordered on the east by Sterling and Leominster, on the north by Westminster, on the northwest by Hubbardston, on the southwest by Rutland, and on the southeast by Holden.
Westminster
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Westminster is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. At the 2020 census, the town population was 8,213.
Hubbardston
Village
Hubbardston is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the town population was 4,328. It is situated 18 miles north of Worcester and 53 miles west of Boston; it is distinguished in Massachusetts by being unusually high, at 1015 feet above sea level. Hubbardston is situated 6 miles west of Wachusett Mountain State Reservation.
Wachusett Mountain State Reservation
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: protected area in Massachusetts
- Categories: Massachusetts state park and recreation area
- Location: Worcester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.48696° or 42° 29′ 13″ northLongitude
-71.89759° or 71° 53′ 51″ westElevation
1,824 feet (556 metres)Open location code
87JCF4P2+QXOpenStreetMap ID
way 29683914OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveGeoNames ID
4954224Wikidata ID
Q2124113
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