Welcome to Mount Washington, hilltop town of 165 full time residents and 14,300 acres of land, approximately 80% of which are protected. As you will soon discover, the town is uniquely shaped by its topography. Four mountain peaks: Cedar, Alander, Race and Everett form the corners of the town, enclosing residents in a valley almost 2000 feet above sea level.
The higher altitude means that summers are cooler – much to residents’ delight – and winters see more snow and freezing weather than on the flats of Egremont and Great Barrington.
There are no commercial businesses on “the mountain” (which …