Mt. Tom from across the Connecticut River
the range extends some nine miles from the Connecticut River southwest to West Springfield and borders five cities. The range is located, along with the Mount Holyoke Range to the east, in the population center of Western Massachusetts. Like its sister range the Mt. Tom Range is close to lodging, restaurants, eleven colleges, a diversity of entertainment and recreational activities. The Mt. Tom area of the range has a rich history, which viewers can read highlights of here, in pages of the in-depth Robert Schwobe Historical Collection in Mt. Tom State Reservation, and at the Holyoke Public Library’s History Room. Geologically the Mt. Tom Range has a somewhat east-west orientation, unlike the north-south orientation of most ridge-lines in Western MA. Its orientation has created a unique plant and animal ecosystem, an ideal location for professional and student field studies. Please view the Points of Interest pages listed to the right for overviews of what the Mt. Tom Range –especially the Mt. Tom area, has to offer.
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