Mount Washington (Massachusetts)

Mount Washington is a tiny town in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. It is at the southwest corner of the state, the only Massachusetts town to border both New York and Connecticut. It is somewhat isolated — all the roads are back roads — and has a cluster of state parks with beautiful scenery. While it's well worth visiting Mt. Washington, Massachusetts, you won't be able to climb to the top of Mt. Washington with your car there: That Mt. Washington is in New Hampshire.

Get in
You will need a car to get in, unless you are a really good cyclist.

By car
From Interstate 90 (Mass. Turnpike), take Exit 2 in Lee. Route 102 west for 4.7 miles to Stockbridge. Turn left and take Route 7 south for 7.7 miles through Great Barrington. Turn right and follow Route 23 west for 4.9 miles to South Egremont. Turn left onto Route 41 south, then take immediate right onto Mount Washington Road. Continue for 8.8 miles (becomes East St.).

Connect
There is no to very poor connectivity in Mount Washington for all wireless devices, so don't count on using online maps to get around, and if you are not at least somewhat familiar with the area, bring a good paper map.

Go next
Great Barrington is not too far away, and a pleasant place to take a walk and have a meal. Take State Route 23 East. To get to the center of town, turn left onto Federal Route 7 North when you get to the junction.