Mount Norwottuck

Mount Norwottuck
Mount Norwottock
Mount Norwottuck in the Mount Holyoke Range.
Highest point
Elevation1,106 ft (337 m)
Coordinates42°18′20″N 72°30′36″W / 42.30556°N 72.51000°W / 42.30556; -72.51000
Geography
Map
LocationAmherst and Granby, Massachusetts.
Parent rangeHolyoke Range / Metacomet Ridge
Geology
Rock age200 Ma
Mountain type(s)Fault-block; igneous
Climbing
Easiest routeMetacomet-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.