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}}Mount Greylock State Reservation is public recreation and nature preservation area on and around Mount Greylock, the highest point in the state of Massachusetts. The park covers some {{convert|12000|acre}} in the towns of Lanesborough, North Adams, Adams, Cheshire, Williamstown and New Ashford, Massachusetts. It was created in 1898 as Massachusetts' first public land for the purpose of forest preservation.[4]History
Mount Greylock State Reservation was created in 1898 when the state legislature passed Chapter 543 of the Acts of 1898, which appropriated $25,000 for land purchases and created the Greylock Reservation Commission as overseer.[5][2]
The {{convert|93|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} Veterans War Memorial Tower that crowns the summit of the mountain was built 1931-32 and dedicated on June 30, 1933.[5][3]
Workers with the Civilian Conservation Corps were active in the reservation during the 1930s. Their efforts, undertaken from 1933 to 1939, included construction of the Bascom Lodge, the Thunderbolt Ski Trail,[9] Thunderbolt Shelter, and improved road access to the summit.[10]
A two-year Historic Parkway Rehabilitation Project undertaken during 2008 and 2009 restored the reservation's road system, offering numerous scenic viewing opportunities along the state-designated Scenic Byway.[5]
Activities and amenities
Roads to the summit of Mount Greylock are open seasonally, weather permitting. At the summit, Bascom Lodge offers overnight accommodations and meals during non-winter months. The reservation's {{convert|70|mi}} of trails for hiking, mountain biking, back-country skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling include an {{convert|11.5|mi|adj=on}} section of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail and the historic Thunderbolt Ski Trail. Primitive camping is available for backpackers at either the Mount Greylock Campground or remote trailside backpacker shelters, all of which are only accessible by foot. Hunting is permitted in season.[12]
References
1. ^1 {{cite gnis|618104|Mount Greylock State Reservation}}
2. ^Details of the mountain's transition from private to public ownership can be found at the History section of the main Mount Greylock article.
3. ^Details of the monument's construction can be found at the main Mount Greylock article.
4. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/massparks/region-west/mt-greylock-state-reservation-generic.html |title=Mount Greylock State Reservation |work=MassParks |publisher=Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs |accessdate=February 22, 2014}}
5. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/massparks/region-west/mount-greylock-state-reservation-history-and-culture-massachusetts-first-state-park.html |title=Massachusetts' First State Park |work=MassParks |publisher=Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs |accessdate=July 20, 2013}}
6. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/massparks/region-west/mount-greylock-reservation-notices-see-more.html |title=Recreation |work=MassParks |publisher=Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs |accessdate=March 29, 2017}}
7. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/civilianconserva00berg#page/n101/mode/2up |title=The Civilian Conservation Corps: A Statewide Survey of Civilian Conservation Corps Resources |publisher=Prepared by Shary Page Berg (Beth McKinney, ed.) for the Massachusetts Office of Historic Resources |pages=100–101 |date=January 1999 |accessdate=March 29, 2017}}
8. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.thunderboltskirun.com/history.html |title=A History |publisher=The Thuderbolt Ski Runners |accessdate=March 29, 2017}}