Mount Grace
| Mount Grace | |
|---|---|
View from Mount Grace firetower; Mount Monadnock visible in the distance | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,617 ft (493 m) |
| Prominence | 682 ft (208 m) |
| Coordinates | 42°41′28″N 72°21′18″W / 42.69111°N 72.35500°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Warwick, Massachusetts. |
| Parent range | Upland plateau of central Massachusetts |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | 400 million yrs. |
| Mountain type(s) | monadnock; metamorphic rock |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Metacomet-Monadnock Trail |
Mount Grace, 1,617 feet (493 m), is a prominent monadnock located in north central Massachusetts in the town of Warwick, approximately two miles south of the New Hampshire border. The mountain is rugged and largely wooded, but a firetower on the summit provides expansive views of the surrounding rural countryside. Little Mount Grace, 1,226 feet (374 m), is the southern summit of the mountain. Mount Grace supports a predominantly northern hardwood forest as well as stands of red spruce near its summit.
The north side of Mount Grace drains into the Ashuelot River, thence into the Connecticut River, then Long Island Sound; the west side drains into the Connecticut River via Mill Brook; and the south and east sides drain into the Millers River, thence into the Connecticut River.