Alander Mountain

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Name = Alander Mountain
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Elevation = convert|2239|ft|m
Location = Copake, New York and Mount Washington, Massachusetts
Range = Taconic Mountains
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Type = Thrust fault; metamorphic rock
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Age = Ordovician
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Easiest route = Alander Mountain Trail and Alander Loop Trail
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Alander Mountain, convert|2239|ft|m is a prominent peak of the south Taconic Mountains; it is located in southwest Massachusetts and adjacent New York. The summit is open and grassy and offers views west over the Hudson River Valley while the sides of the mountain are wooded with northern hardwood tree species. Several trails traverse the mountain, most notably the convert|15.7|mi|km|abbr=on South Taconic Trail, which passes just beneath the summit. Much of the mountain is located within Taconic State Park and Mount Washington State Forest; other parcels have been conserved by non-profit organizations. Primitive camping is allowed on Alander Mountain; a cabin is located near the summit and there are two hike-in campsites on the east slope within Mount Washington State Forest.

The west slope of Alander Mountain is located within Copake, New York. The point where the state line crosses the ridge next to the South Taconic Trail is, at convert|2115|ft|m, the highest elevation in Columbia County. The summit and east side is within the town of Mount Washington, Massachusetts. The west side of Alander Mountain drains into the Preachy Hill Brook, then into the Noster Kill, Bash Bish Brook, the Roeliff Jansen Kill, thence the Hudson River and Long Island Sound. The east side drains into Ashley Hill Brook, then Bash Bish Brook and the Roeliff Jansen Kill.

References

*"Massachusetts Trail Guide" (2004). Boston: Appalachian Mountain Club.
* [http://www.mass.gov/dcr/stewardship/greenway/pdfs/connections.pdf Commonwealth Connections proposal PDF download] . Retrieved March 2, 2008.

External links

* [http://www.bnrc.net/mrsid/bin/show.pl?client=southtaconic&
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* [http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/western/mwas.htm Mount Washington State Forest] . Massachusetts DCR.
* [http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/trails/mt-washington800.gifMount Washington State Forest map]
* [http://www.nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/info.asp?parkID=137 Taconic State Park] New York DEC.
* [http://www.bnrc.net/index.htm Berkshire Natural Resource Council]
* [http://www.amcberkshire.org/ Berkshire Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club]
* [http://www.midhudsonadk.org/ Mid-Hudson chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club]
* [http://www.nynjtc.org/ New York - New Jersey Trail Conference]
* [http://www.sierraclub.org/ The Sierra Club]