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| NAME = Mount Wachusett<br />
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| BILDBESCHREIBUNG = Mount Wachusett im Winter, Nordostseite<br />
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| LÄNGENGRAD = 71/53/15/W<br />
| REGION-ISO = US-MA<br />
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| SCHARTENHÖHE = 284<br />
| DOMINANZ-BEZUG = [[Temple Mountain]]<br />
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'''Mount Wachusett''' (auch '''Wachusett Mountain'''<ref>{{Peakbagger|6752}}</ref>) ist ein 611 m hoher Berg in Zentral-[[Massachusetts]] im [[Worcester County (Massachusetts)|Worcester County]]. <br />
Er stellt die höchste Erhebung in Massachusetts östlich des [[Connecticut River]] dar. Aufgrund seiner isolierten Lage spricht man hier von einem sogenannten [[Inselberg|Monadnock]].<br />
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Eine Bergstraße führt auf den Gipfel, die zwischen Frühjahr und Herbst geöffnet ist. Auf dem Gipfel steht ein Hotel, das 1874 gemeinsam mit der Bergstraße gebaut wurde und inzwischen in die Jahre gekommen ist.<br />
Es führen eine Reihe von Wanderwegen auf den Gipfel.<br />
Vom Gipfel kann man die [[Skyline]] von [[Boston]] am Horizont erkennen.<br />
Der Gipfel ist ein populärer Beobachtungspunkt für Hobby-[[Ornithologie|Ornithologen]].<br />
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The mountain is named after a [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] term meaning "near the mountain" or "mountain place". The mountain is a popular [[hiking]] and [[skiing]] destination (see [[Wachusett Mountain (ski area)|Wachusett Mountain Ski Area]]). An automobile road, open spring to fall, ascends the summit. Views from the top of Mount Wachusett include [[Mount Monadnock]] to the north and (on clear days) [[Boston]] to the east. The mountain is traversed by the {{convert|92|mi|km|abbr=on}} [[Midstate Trail (Massachusetts)|Midstate Trail]].<br />
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A band of [[old growth forest]] along rock ledges {{convert|500|ft|m}} below the summit supports trees from 150 to 370 years old<ref name = "OldGrowthEastUS"><br />
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</ref>. Covering {{convert|220|acre|ha}}, it is the largest known [[old growth forest]] east of the [[Connecticut River]] in Massachusetts.<br />
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== Geography ==<br />
Mount Wachusett is a [[glacier|glaciated]] [[monadnock]]: a single mountain on a relatively flat landscape. Glacial activity that shaped the mountain can be seen at Balance Rock on the northeast side of the mountain: two large boulders were stacked one on top of each other by moving glaciers thousands of years ago.<br />
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Mount Wachusett is bordered to the south by Little Wachusett Mountain and Brown Hill, to the north by Church Rock, to the east by Pine Hill, and to the northeast by the [[Crow Hills]]. The nearest mountain of comparable size is [[Mount Watatic]], 1,832 feet (558 m), {{convert|12|mi|km|abbr=on}} to the north on the [[New Hampshire]] border in [[Ashburnham, Massachusetts]].<br />
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The west side of Mount Wachusett drains into the east branch of the [[Ware River]], thence into the [[Chicopee River]], the [[Connecticut River]], and [[Long Island Sound]]. The south side drains into the [[Quinapoxet River]], the [[Nashua River]], thence the [[Merrimack River]] and the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The east side drains into the Stillwater River, thence the Nashua River. The north side drains into the Nasua River through a series of small reservoirs.<br />
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== Ski Area ==<br />
{{main|Wachusett Mountain Ski Area}}<br />
Wachusett Mountain is home to a 22-trail ski area serviced by 2 high speed quads, 2 fixed-grip triples and 3 magic carpet lifts. It features approximately {{convert|1000|ft|m}} of vertical, a {{convert|50000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} base lodge, 100% snowmaking and night skiing on 18 trails. The mountain also maintains a terrain park and a jump called th Main Event. Due to its location, it is a popular skiing destination for residents of nearby Worcester and Boston. The ski area is located within the boundaries of the Wachusett Mountain State Reservation on a {{convert|450|acre|km2|adj=on}} lease parcel on the northern slopes of the mountain.<br />
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Stands of old growth hardwood forest on Mount Wachusett became the object of a 2003 court ruling in favor of the [[Commonwealth of Massachusetts]] in joint contract with the ski area regarding plans for a ski slope expansion into an environmental buffer zone around the old growth stand. The old growth forest contains trees over 350 years old; the buffer zone contained mature trees about half that age. The [[Sierra Club]] and other conservation organizations criticized the ruling and two members of [[Earth First!]] staged a [[sit-in]] protest by climbing into the crowns of several of the trees in the area slated to be [[clear cut]].<ref> DeMarco, Peter. "2 Tree-Sitters Staving Off Ax at Wachusett, Massachusetts" ''Boston Globe'' 10 September, 2003.</ref><ref>''Sierra Club, et al. v. Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Management.'' 439 Mass 738 (2003).</ref> As of 2007 wording on the website of the Wachusett Mountain Ski Area included strong language prohibiting skiers and snow boarders from entering the old growth area: "Anyone found entering old growth areas will have their lift ticket revoked. Subsequent offenses will be subject to fines."<ref>{{Webarchiv|url=http://wawa.wachusett.com/mountain_info/environment/protect_forest/default.cfm |wayback=20080507152442 |text="Protect the Old Growth Forest" |archiv-bot=2019-05-02 12:36:11 InternetArchiveBot }} ''Mount Wachusett Ski Area''. Abgerufen am 30. Oktober 2007.</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
The name Wachusett has been adopted for the names of institutions, businesses, structures, geographic features, and other miscellaneous uses, for instance, [[Wachusett Reservoir]], [[Wachusett Brewing Company]], and the ''[[USS Wachusett]].'' It is also the title of [[Henry David Thoreau]]'s ''[[A Walk to Wachusett]],'' which describes the [[transcendentalist]] author's experiences on the summit.<br />
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== Weblinks ==<br />
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* {{Peakbagger|6752}}<br />
* [http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/central/wach.htm Wachusett Mountain State Reservation]<br />
* [http://wawa.wachusett.com/images/pdfs/Winter%202004/EnvirArt/kiosk02_vista_trail_tbgd.pdf The view from Mount Wachusett]<br />
* [http://www.princetonmahistory.org/PrimeSource/Images/HistoricMtWachusett1968.pdf Princeton history of the Mountain]<br />
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=DDtrGI1rx4kC&pg=PA30&lpg=PA30&dq=Mount+Wachusett+geologic+history&source=web&ots=-wPevuOf4R&sig=ZjsmwfeX0m4AU_BkHhdm60xzdz8&hl=en#PPA32,M1 People of the Wachusett: Greater New England in History and Memory, 1630-1860]<br />
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== Einzelnachweise ==<br />
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[[Kategorie:Berg in Nordamerika]]<br />
[[Kategorie:Berg in Massachusetts]]<br />
[[Kategorie:Berg in den Appalachen]]<br />
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