Highpoint | County | Date | Comments |
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Otis AFB | Barnstable | Permission required | |
Mt. Greylock | Berkshire | May 17, 2003 | AMC trip |
Three areas | Bristol | Oct. 13, 2005 | Alone, on way to Jerimoth |
Peaked Hill | Dukes | ||
Holt Hill | Essex | May 29, 2003 | TTOR Ward Reservation, while driving back to Brookline |
Crum Hill | Franklin | May 18, 2003 | Solo trip |
West Mtn. | Hampshire | Aug. 24, 2005 | With Roy Wallen |
Round Top Hill | Hampton | Aug. 24, 2005 | Alone after West Mtn. |
NE of Nutting Hill | Middlesex | June 17, 2003 | Wapack Trail, while driving to Thornton from Boston |
Sankaty Head | Nantucket | ||
Blue Hill | Norfolk | Long ago | Many, many times |
Manomet Hill | Plymouth | ||
Bellevue Hill | Suffolk | April 29, 2004 | Pleasant walk from Brookline |
Wachusett Mtn. | Worcester | Pre 1990 | With Jeanne |
Mount Greylock (Berkshire County) and Crum Hill (Franklin County) were both done as part of a very pleasant highpointing trip to the Berkshires. Crum Hill was a short hike, done in the afternoon after a group hike up Berlin Mountain over the border in New York State.
Holt Hill (Essex County) was done as a side trip while driving between my homes in Thornton, NH and Brookline, MA, adding perhaps 20 minutes driving time. The trip up Holt Hill was very short (around 15 minutes), but I followed well marked trails beyond it to Boston Hill and Elephant Rock, with good views to the southeast. I almost managed to make a two hour trip out of it! A pleasant woods walk on a day that had a threatening forecast, in fact the sun was out much of the time while I was hiking.
Nutting Hill (Middlesex County) was done while driving back to Thornton from Brookline, which added about 1:30 driving time. All those reporting on Nutting Hill went up by the blue blazed State Line Trail, which is the shortest way. I went up by the more scenic Wapack Trail, and continued past the highpoint to the Massachusetts-New Hampshire state line with its three monuments, then returned by the State Line Trail.
Bellevue Hill (Suffolk County) was done as a very pleasant walk from my Brookline home on a gorgeous spring day.