Mount Washington, Massachusetts
Mount Washington, Massachusetts | |
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The town church and town hall | |
| Nickname: The Town Among the Clouds | |
Location in Berkshire County and Massachusetts. | |
| Coordinates: 42°05′00″N 73°27′00″W / 42.08333°N 73.45000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Berkshire |
| Settled | 1692 |
| Incorporated | 1779 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Open town meeting |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.4 sq mi (57.9 km2) |
| • Land | 22.2 sq mi (57.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,631 ft (497 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 160 |
| • Density | 7.2/sq mi (2.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP code | 01258 |
| Area code | 413 |
| FIPS code | 25-43300 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0618271 |
| Website | mountwashington-ma |
Mount Washington is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. It lies at the very southwestern corner of Massachusetts, bordering New York State and Salisbury, Connecticut.
The population was 160 at the 2020 census, making it the least populous town in Berkshire County and, after Gosnold and Monroe, the third least populous in Massachusetts. The name of the town is a tribute to George Washington, who at the time of incorporation was Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.