Fortier Conservation Area
Fortier Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Town of Granby, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Fortier Conservation Area is situated nearby to the hamlet Dwight, as well as near the suburb South Amherst.Places of Interest
Highlights include Long Mountain and Mount Holyoke Range State Park.
Long Mountain
Peak
Photo: 5ju989nfhs50, CC BY 3.0.
Long Mountain, 920 feet feet above sea level, is a traprock mountain of the Holyoke Range, part of the greater Metacomet Ridge which stretches from Long Island Sound to nearly the Vermont border.
Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Nature reserve
Photo: Pgagnon999, CC BY 3.0.
Mount Holyoke Range State Park is a state-owned, public recreation area encompassing the eastern half of the Holyoke Range in the Pioneer Valley region of Massachusetts.
Mount Norwottock
Peak
Photo: Pgagnon999, CC BY 3.0.
Mount Norwottuck or Mount Norwottock, 1,106 feet above sea level, is the highest peak of the Holyoke Range of traprock mountains located in the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts and part of the greater Metacomet Ridge which stretches from Long Island Sound to nearly the Vermont border.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Amherst.
South Amherst
Suburb
South Amherst is a census-designated place in the town of Amherst in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,994 at the 2010 census.
Fortier Conservation Area
- Type: Nature reserve
- Categories: recreation area and protected area
- Location: Town of Granby, Hampshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.313° or 42° 18′ 47″ northLongitude
-72.4788° or 72° 28′ 44″ westInception
December 29th, 1975Operator
Town of Amherst Conservation CommissionOpen location code
87J98G7C+5FOpenStreetMap ID
way 29906759OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=conservationOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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