This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (April 2023) |
Mount Norwottuck | |
---|---|
Mount Norwottock | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,106 ft (337 m) |
Coordinates | 42°18′20″N 72°30′36″W / 42.30556°N 72.51000°W |
Geography | |
Location | Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts. |
Parent range | Holyoke Range / Metacomet Ridge |
Geology | |
Rock age | 200 Ma |
Mountain type(s) | Fault-block; igneous |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Metacomet-Monadnock Trail |
Mount Norwottuck or Mount Norwottock,[1] 1,106 feet (337 m) 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. The peak rises steeply from the valley 1,000 feet (300 m) below and offers sweeping views of the surrounding countryside. It is located within the towns of Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts.