THE MOUNT WASHINGTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Taconic Mountains setting.
Mount Washington town has 22.3 square miles of land in Berkshire County. Its Census reference point is in Taconic Mountains, within Northeastern Highlands.
Forested hills and mountains span northern New England, the Adirondacks and higher Catskills. Glacial lakes and steep streams accompany a transition between northern hardwood and spruce-fir forests.
Regional context: Northeastern Highlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Mount Washington and Berkshire County
Mount Washington is associated with Berkshire County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Mount Washington by land and water
The Census records 0.15 square miles of water within Mount Washington, or 0.7% of its total area. It is 1.4 percentage points lower than the 2.1% recorded for Berkshire County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Mount Washington town has 46.9% of the land area of nearby Sheffield town (47.4 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

