Mount Greylock - Adams, MA
N 42° 38.237 W 073° 10.008
18T E 650299 N 4722165
This outdoor topographic display is located at the summit of Mount Greylock, the highest point in Massachusetts.
Waymark Code: WMEXFK
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 07/18/2012
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This 3D map depicts Mount Greylock and its surrounding area. Other locations besides Mount Greylock identified on the map include Brodie Mountain, the Town of Cheshire, McDonald Brook, and numerous trails through the area. The map scale is 1 foot = 1 mile.
The inscription on this topographic display reads as follows:
MOUNT GREYLOCK, ELEVATION 3,491 FEET
Six hundred million years ago, this area was under a warm, shallow ocean. As the underlying tectonic plates shifted, their continents collided, pushing the land upward into a great range of mountains. The ocean sediments were compressed with tremendous pressure and heat, forming the quartzite, marble, and schist of Mount Greylock. Three hundred million years of continual erosion by wind and rain have created the landscape we see.
Today, this site is part of the 12,500-acre Mount Greylock State Reservation. The Appalachian Trail, on its way from Georgia to Maine, crosses this summit. Mount Greylock inspires writers and artists, challenges hikers and skiers, and provides a home for flora and fauna not found anywhere else in Massachusetts.