Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

MayonaiseBaron t1_ivlneww wrote

Reply to comment by shewantstheicepick in This morning's Lunar Eclipse behind Mount Greylock, Massachusetts [OC][3000x2400] by mattmacphersonphoto

If you lived in the region you should have read up on its geology a bit more.

"Written in Stone" by Chet and Maureen Raymo is a great introduction to the geology and topography of the Northeast.

1

mattmacphersonphoto OP t1_ivloa4j wrote

Although I agree with your split hair definition, 99% of the time when people say “The Berkshires” they are referring to Berkshire County, and the landscapes and villages therein.

7

shewantstheicepick t1_ivlqd9d wrote

"Berkshire County is a county on the western edge of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of the 2020 census, the population was 129,026. Its largest city and traditional county seat is Pittsfield. The county was founded in 1761. The Berkshire Hills are centered on Berkshire County. Residents are known as Berkshirites."

1

MayonaiseBaron t1_ivlqvpq wrote

"The Taconic Mountains or Taconic Range (/təˈkɒnɪk/) are a range of the Appalachian Mountains, running along the eastern border of New York State and adjacent New England from northwest Connecticut to western Massachusetts, north to central western Vermont. A physiographic region of the larger New England province, the range includes notable summits, including its high point, 3,840 feet (1,170 m) Mount Equinox in Vermont, and 3,489 feet (1,063 m) Mount Greylock, the highest point in Massachusetts."

I really don't understand why everyone is bent out of shape over this.

−3

judgepenitant t1_ivma09n wrote

Culturally, the term "Berkshires" includes all of the highland region in western Massachusetts west of the Connecticut River and lower Westfield River. The cultural region also includes the Taconic Mountains bordering New York, which are geologically distinct from the Berkshires orogeny. Southwest Vermont and the Taconic region of New York are occasionally grouped with the Berkshires cultural region.

4

Butthole_Vesuvius t1_ivmfmhh wrote

People are bent out of shape because you are using the technical scientific definition that no one who lives here uses. While Greylock is a part of the Taconic range, everyone who lives here just refers to the area as The Berkshires. If a person asked me where I live, I would say "The Berkshires," not "in the valley between the Taconic range and the Berkshire Hills."

4