Poppy Mountain
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Poppy Mountain, Script error: No such module "convert"., sometimes identified as Pease Ridge, its northwest descending crest, is a prominent peak in the Taconic Mountains of western Massachusetts. The mountain is located in Pittsfield State Forest and is traversed by the Script error: No such module "convert". Taconic Crest hiking trail. The overgrown summit is wooded with northern hardwood forest species.
The summit and west side of Poppy Mountain is located within the town of Hancock and the eastern slopes within Lanesborough. It has several sub-peaks: Pease Ridge, a descending northwest ridgeline with a prominent knob Script error: No such module "convert"., two low spurs off the main summit Script error: No such module "convert". and Script error: No such module "convert"., and an eastern summit Script error: No such module "convert"., occasionally confused with nearby Potter Mountain in older hiking guidebooks.
The Taconic Range ridgeline continues north from Poppy Mountain as Potter Mountain (also known as Jiminy Peak), south as Honwee Mountain, and west across the Wyomanock Creek valley as Rounds Mountain. The west side of the mountain drains into Kinderhook Creek, the Hudson River and Long Island Sound. The east side drains into Daniels Brook and Churchill Brook, thence into Onota Lake, the Housatonic River, and Long Island Sound.
References
- Massachusetts Trail Guide (2004). Boston: Appalachian Mountain Club.
- Commonwealth Connections proposal PDF download. Retrieved March 2, 2008.
- AMC Massachusetts and Rhode Island Trail Guide (1989). Boston: Appalachian Mountain Club.
- "Greenways and Trails" Massachusetts DCR. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
External links
- Pittsfield State Forest map
- Pittsfield State Forest. Massachusetts DCR.
