| 词条 | Great Blue Hill | ||||
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| name = Great Blue Hill | photo = Great Blue Hill in Milton.jpg | photo_caption = Great Blue Hill | elevation = 640+ ft (195+ m) | elevation_ref = [1] | prominence_ft = 483 | prominence_ref = [1] | listing = | location = {{nowrap| Norfolk County, Massachusetts }} | range = Blue Hills | coordinates = {{coord|42.2120434|N|71.1156064|W|type:mountain_region:US-NY_scale:100000_source:GNIS|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | range_coordinates = | coordinates_ref = [2] | topo = USGS Norwood | type = | age = | first_ascent = | easiest_route = }}Great Blue Hill (called Massachusett by Native Americans) is a hill of 635 feet (194 m) located within the Blue Hills Reservation in Milton and Canton, Massachusetts 10 miles (15 km) southwest of downtown Boston. It is the highest point in Norfolk County. The modern name for the hill was given by early European explorers who, while sailing along the coastline, noticed the bluish hue of the exposed granite faces when viewed from a distance (due to Riebeckite). The Blue Hills' eastern slopes face the ocean and lie within Quincy. The area attracted quarrying for its "blue granite".[3] The name of the Massachusett Indian tribe and their language (and thus the name of the Bay, Colony, Commonwealth/State, etc.) derive from the Massachusett name for the hill: massa-adchu-es-et, where massa- is "large", -adchu- is "hill", -es- is a diminutive suffix meaning "small", and -et is a locative suffix, identifying a place.[4] GeographyThe north and west sides of Great Blue Hill drain into the Neponset River, and thence into Boston Harbor. The south and east sides of Great Blue Hill drain into the Blue Hill River, thence into the Farm River, Monatiquot River, Weymouth Fore River, and into Boston Harbor. Its summit is the highest point in Norfolk County and also the highest within 10 miles of the Atlantic coast south of central Maine. For this reason, American meteorologist Abbott Lawrence Rotch chose Great Blue Hill as the site for an observatory, which became known as the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory after its completion in 1885. Rotch conducted ground-breaking studies of the atmosphere at Blue Hill for many years, and meteorological data is still gathered at the site. From the Eliot Tower at the summit, the city of Boston and many of the surrounding hills of the Milton and Canton area are visible. Other informationGreat Blue Hill, and the Blue Hills Reservation in general, is a popular hiking destination, valued as much for its splendid trails and views as for its proximity to the metropolitan area. There is also alpine skiing available at Blue Hills Ski Area, consisting of eight trails served by a double chair and two surface lifts. There is a steep paved road to the top, with gradients up to 16%, but is generally closed to cars except for employees of the weather observatory. The road is however open to hikers and cyclists. The well-known Boston public television and radio station WGBH takes its call letters from Great Blue Hill, the original location of the station's FM and TV transmitters. WGBH-FM still transmits from the site, grandfathered at an effective radiated power of 98,000 watts. WGBH-TV moved its antenna to a taller tower in the 1960s.[5] WKAF, an FM station licensed to Brockton, also transmits from the same tower. The NOAA Weather Radio station serving Metro and Greater Boston and adjacent coastal waters, KHB35, transmits atop the hill hill as well.[6][7] In 1980, the hill was the subject of a prank by WNAC-TV's news department, where it was alleged that a volcano was erupting.[8][9] Great Blue Hill and the Blue Hills Reservation is the last remaining area in Greater Boston where the timber rattlesnake and copperhead can be found.[10][11] The snakes are so rare in the state that they are rarely encountered by people. They are both considered endangered, making it illegal to harass, kill, collect, or possess.[12] GalleryReferences1. ^1 {{cite peakbagger |pid=6762 |name=Great Blue Hill, Massachusetts |accessdate=2012-12-18}} 2. ^{{cite gnis |id=612926 |name=Great Blue Hill |accessdate=2012-12-18}} 3. ^{{cite web | url= http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/metroboston/blue.htm | title= The Blue Hills Reservation | publisher= Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation | accessdate= 2007-11-29 }} 4. ^William Wallace Tooker. [https://books.google.com/books?id=U5cqAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA175 Algonquian Names of some Mountains and Hills]. 1904. 5. ^ URL last accessed November 23, 2009. 6. ^{{cite web|title=NOAA Weather Radio KHB35|url=http://nws.noaa.gov/nwr/Maps/PHP/site.php?State=MA&Site=KHB35|work=NOAA Weather Radio KHB35}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=NOAA Weather Radio Mass.|url=http://nws.noaa.gov/nwr/Maps/PHP/massachusetts.php|work=NOAA Weather Radio Mass.|accessdate=2011-10-23}} 8. ^{{cite news|last=Piot|first=Debra K.|title=TV station fires producer for airing April-fool prank|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/1980/0404/040423.html|accessdate=2 April 2014|newspaper=Christian Science Monitor|date=4 April 1980}} 9. ^{{cite news|title=Volcano joke ends in firing|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1696&dat=19800401&id=KP4eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BJgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5719,508484|accessdate=2 April 2014|newspaper=Bowling Green Daily News|date=3 April 1980}} 10. ^http://www.mass.gov/eea/docs/dfg/nhesp/species-and-conservation/nhfacts/crotalus-horridus.pdf 11. ^http://www.boston.com/yourtown/quincy/articles/2012/07/01/one_of_massachusetts_rarest_snakes_clings_to_survival_in_the_blue_hills/ 12. ^http://www.masnakes.org/snakes/timber_rattle/ External links
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