West Mountain 11-11-06

Vital Stats
Peak:	West Mountain
Peak altitude:	2125
Base altitude:	1690'
Difference from base:	435'
Cumulative gain:	435'
Total time (Approx):	:30
Total vertical gain:	435
Total distance:	2 mi rt?
Trip Difficulty	S2D2V1(5) Easy

 

Trail(s) Taken

Logging Roads/Bushwhack

p>Possibly the greatest mountain in existence. West mountain, located in the great town of Plainfield MA stands at a whopping 2125' making it the tallest point in all of Hampshire county! Despite its lack of views its still a great climb. There is no actual trail except for logging trails so its a bushwhack for the most part (esp. south of the abandoned liberty street). This mountain used to be sheep pasture in the 1800s and was logged in the 1950s or so. There are still tons of stumps lurking around in the woods from long ago. The summit is marked by a MASS DEPW Benchmark, next to a small pile of rocks. The summit is entirely wooded. Total time: 30 mins to summit. 425' vertical.

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Stonewall in the middle of the woods near logging trail 227.03 KB	Old junk from the logging operation 154.83 KB	Cabin Near Cemetery 246.45 KB	Cabin... 136.25 KB
Abandoned Liberty St Cem 290.01 KB	Liberty St Height Of Land. 254.31 KB	Historic Cellarhole 296.00 KB	Cellarhole 269.94 KB
Summit Benchmark 204.71 KB	West Mtn Summit! 174.56 KB	Wooded Summit 294.41 KB	Summit Rock Pile 307.38 KB
Herd Path 259.18 KB	Mystery Rock Pile 288.23 KB