Rounds Mountain
Rounds Mountain, 2,257 feet (688 m), is a prominent peak in the Taconic Mountains of western Massachusetts and adjacent New York. The west side of the mountain and summit are located in New York; the east side is located within Massachusetts. The summit a bald; the slopes are wooded with northern hardwood tree species. It is notable for its views of the Hudson River Valley to the west and the Green River and Kinderhook Creek valleys of Hancock, Massachusetts to the east. The 35 mi (56 km) Taconic Crest Trail traverses the mountain. Much of the upper slopes and summit are within protected conservation land.
Geography
Rounds Mountain is located within Stephentown, New York and Hancock, Massachusetts. It is flanked to the south across the Kinderhook Creek valley by Poppy Mountain and to the southeast by Potter Mountain. The Taconic Ridge continues north from Rounds Mountain as Misery Mountain. The west side of Rounds Mountain drains into East Brook, then Kinderhook Creek, thence into the Hudson River and Long Island Sound. The east side drains into Kinderhook Creek.
References
- Massachusetts Trail Guide (2004). Boston: Appalachian Mountain Club.
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External links
- Taconic Hiking Club
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- Bare Mountain
- Long Mountain
- Mount Hitchcock
- Mount Holyoke
- Mount Norwottuck
- Round Mountain
- Seven Sisters
- Bare Mountain
- Crag Mountain
- East Mountain
- Farley Ledges
- Mount Grace
- Mount Hitchcock
- Mount Holyoke
- Mount Lincoln
- Mount Nonotuck
- Mount Norwottuck
- Mount Orient
- Stratton Mountain
- Mount Toby
- Mount Tom
- Northfield Mountain
- Pine Cobble Mountain
- Provin Mountain
- Round Mountain
- Seven Sisters
- Sugarloaf Mountain
- Mount Nonotuck
- Mount Tom
- Sugarloaf Mountain
- Alander Mountain
- Berlin Mountain
- Berry Hill
- Berry Mountain
- Brodie Mountain
- Doll Mountain
- Holy Mount
- Honwee Mountain
- Misery Mountain
- Mount Everett
- Mount Fitch
- Mount Fray
- Mount Frissell
- Mount Greylock
- Mount Race
- Mount Raimer
- Mount Williams
- Pine Mountain
- Poppy Mountain
- Potter Mountain
- Round Mountain
- Rounds Mountain
- Saddle Ball Mountain
- Shaker Mountain
- Smith Mountain
- Tower Mountain
- White Rock
- Great Blue Hill
- Little Tom Mountain
- Mount Jefferson
- Mount Pisgah
- Mount Wachusett
- Peaked Mountain
- Pine Hill
- Scorton Hill
- Tully Mountain
- Waitt's Mountain
- White Hill
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