Holy Mount | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,968 ft (600 m) |
Parent peak | N 42.45098 W 73.35357 |
Coordinates | 42°27′04″N 73°21′13″W / 42.45098°N 73.35357°W |
Geography | |
Location | Hancock, Massachusetts and New Lebanon, New York |
Parent range | Taconic Mountains |
Geology | |
Rock age | Ordovician |
Mountain type(s) | Thrust fault; metamorphic rock and sedimentary rock |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Shaker Trail |
Holy Mount, 1,968 feet (600 m), is a prominent peak in the Taconic Mountains of western Massachusetts, formerly used as the location of religious ceremonies by a nearby Shaker community.