Official Summit Benchmark Datasheet Histories
Richard Carey at peakbagging.com has put together a very useful list of summit benchmark information as well as the official U.S. Government datasheets on the history of the benchmark. If you wanted to...
View Article50states.com State Profile
50states.com has great information summarizing each state. Break 50states out of iframe
View ArticleState County Highpoints
County Highpoints is the defacto website and forum for highpointers. Once you visit the 50 states, you’ve caught the bug and next logical spot are the 3,500+ county highpoints. Alaska Alabama Arkansas...
View ArticleBuy Summit Markers from Mountain Climb
Mountainclimb.com has great collection of pewter benchmarks of highpoints. Breakout of iframe
View ArticlePeter Thompson’s Geology of Highpoints
Peter Thompson at the University of New Hampshire has an elegant and comprehensive description website about the geology of the highpoints of each state.
View ArticleGreylock Road Opens May 20
The Berkshire Eagle reports the Rockwell and Notch roads to the Mount Greylock summit will open May 20 Bascom Lodge on the summit, managed by Nature’s Classroom, will also open May 20.
View ArticleMassachusetts Woman Fatality in Fall from 28 Foot Inflatable Climbing Wall
The Boston Globe reports Stacy Sarrette died on her 24th birthday after falling from a 28-foot inflatabld rock climbing wall at the WKLB Country Music Festival at the Tweeter Center. State officials...
View ArticleRescue on Greylock's Blue Mountain Trail
The Berkshire Eagle reports Joanne Preen had to be carried after stumbling when getting lost on Mount Greylock. Preen had hiked to a waterfall from the North Adams trailhead and got on the wrong trail...
View ArticleHypothermia Rescue on Hopper Trail on Greylock
Heather Wilson, 43, of Hartford, Conn., was rescued on Hopper Trail on Greylock suffering from hypothermia. Sections of the Hopper Trail follow alongside the “Hopper,” a part of the reservation that...
View ArticleCoyote, Bear, Mountain Lion Attacks in CO, MA, TN, WA
Here’s a summary of coyote, bear and mountain lion reports in Tennessee, Washington, Colorado and Massachusetts. Bear believed to have attacked family found Chattanooga Times Free Press – TN, USA...
View ArticleBackcountry Accidents in Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kentucky, Massachusetts,...
Here’s the May 13, 2006 round up of backcountry accidents Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, Oregon, and Utah. High temps partly to blame for hiker’s collapse AZFamily...
View ArticleGreylock Thunderbolt Ski Race Back on After 50 Years
The Thunderbolt ski race down Mount Greylock is back on today after problems with not enough snow. Article
View ArticleSnow Forecast Tonight on 3,500 Foot High Mount Greylock
Just when you thought spring was in full bloom...they’re predicting snow on Mount Greylock.
View ArticleMassachusetts DCR Considering Overhaul of Mount Greylock Exhibits
The Massachusetts DCR is looking to spend $1 million in federal money on Mount Greylock and are reviewing overhauling its exhibits. Intriguingly it says: How the Civilian Conservation Corps forged...
View ArticleGhost of the Old Coot on Mount Greylock on Bellow’s Pipe Trail
We earlier reported that Massachusetts was considering changing its Greylock displays to possibly more thoroughly tell the tale of the ghost on Bellow’s Pipe Trail on Greylock. This report says the...
View ArticleIs Chief Graylock’s face visible in a rock slide on Mount Greylock?
The Manchester Journal says that following a 1990 landslide the face of Chief Graylock can be seen on the eastern face of the mountain. For years we have editorialized that the state and regional...
View ArticleBascom Lodge Opens for Season on Mount Greylock
The Bascom Lodge on Mount Greylock has opened for the season Among the changes are that beer and wine will be served. John Dudek, along with his brother Peter and associate Brad Parsons, were awarded...
View ArticleGreatest Places to Visit Around Mount Greylock
If you have a lot of time on your hands around Greylock the 1,000 Greatest Places in Massachusetts has a few suggestions: BTW, the Berkshire Eagle highly recommends Jack’s Hot Dog Stand *Mount Greylock...
View ArticlePrivate Events Boost Greylock’s Bascom Lodge
A report say that attendance is down at Mount Greylock’s Bascom Lodge but that it made the most money in three years because of catering for weddings, corporate dinners, and private family gatherings
View ArticleRibbon Cutting at Renovated Mount Greylock Visitor Center
A ribbon cutting for the newly renovated Mount Greylock visitor center was Thursday, October 3. The renovation project – which included developing an interpretive master plan for the reservation and...
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