Mount Everett

Mount Everett at 2,602 ft - or 793.1 m - is the highest peak in the south Taconic Mountains of Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York. The mountain is known for its expansive views of the southern Taconics and Berkshires; for its fragile ecosystem of old growth pitch pine and scrub oak; for the Appalachian Trail's steep north-south traverse of its shoulders and summit grounds, and for its rare plant and animal communities. The mountain is named after a 19th Century governor of Massachusetts, Edward Everett. The name was proposed in 1841 by Edward Hitchcock, geologist to the state, in his "Final Report on the Geology of Massachusetts." Hitchcock wrote that at the time of his proposal, the mountain was known as Bald Mountain or Ball Mountain, and to this day its peak is indicated on some topographic maps as "Bald Mountain." Some old maps at the Sheffield Historical Society also label the mountain as "The Dome".