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Located in Berkshire County, Saddle Ball Mountain is the 2nd highest peak in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.〔List of mountains in Massachusetts〕 Other than the Mount Greylock summit itself, Saddle Ball is the highest in a series of four outcroppings or lobes along the southern ridge of the Mount Greylock Range. The Appalachian Trail (AT) intersects and parallels this ridge as it heads north toward the summit of Mount Greylock. The Albany 30 x 60 Quadrangle map〔USGS 1989 Albany 30 x 60 Quadrangle – scale 1:100,000〕 locates the highest outcropping of Saddle Ball on the Appalachian Trail, about 0.2 to 0.3 miles north of its junction with the Jones Nose Trail. ==History / name== Mount Greylock was known to 18th century English settlers as Grand Hoosuc(k). In the early 19th century, Greylock was called Saddleback Mountain because of its appearance when viewed from the south. From this view, Saddle Ball Mountain is the cantle of the saddle and Mount Greylock the p There remains some controversy about the exact location of the highest peak. *The 1988 Cheshire USGS 7.5 x 15 minute – 1:25,000 scale map locates Saddle Ball Mountain at #3 at 986 meters (3,235 feet) on the photo above. *The 1989 Albany USGS 30 x 60 Quadrangle - 1:100,000 scale locates Saddle Ball Mountain at #1 at 987 meters (3,238 feet) on the photo above. *The Mass. DCR Trail Map dated 2012 shows Saddle Ball Mountain at #1 at 3247 feet. * In June and July 2013, two independent parties collected data using GPS and altimeter readings from all four Saddle Ball outcroppings. That information and historical data indicate that the southernmost Saddleball outcropping is the highest. The cairn on the west side of the Appalachian Trail is close to, if not the actual highpoint on Saddle Ball Mountain. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Saddle Ball Mountain」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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