Tully Mountain
| Tully Mountain | |
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Southeast View from Tully Mountain
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,163 ft (354 m) |
| Prominence | 499 ft (152 m) |
| Coordinates | 42°38′52″N 72°14′58″W / 42.64778°N 72.24944°WCoordinates: 42°38′52″N 72°14′58″W / 42.64778°N 72.24944°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Orange, Massachusetts |
| Parent range | Central Massachusetts highlands |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | 200 million years |
| Mountain type | Metamorphic rock; monadnock |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Tully Trail |
Tully Mountain, 1,163 ft (354 m), is a prominent, steep-sided monadnock located in north central Massachusetts in the town of Orange. An exposed east facing ledge on the summit provides views of the Millers River valley, Mount Monadnock, Mount Wachusett, and the Wapack Range. The 22-mile (35 km) Tully Trail traverses the mountain.
There exists a Tully Mountain (Ireland) that, at 1168 feet above sea level, is almost identical in elevation to the Tully Mountain in Massachusetts.
The mountain drains into the Tully River, then into the Millers River, then to the Connecticut River and Long Island Sound.
The mountaintop is forested, except for a rocky outcropping (a monadnock) that faces due east; the rocky ledge of Tully Mountain is visible from surrounding small towns and is a defining characteristic of this small mountain. The rocky vantage point is the "practical" summit of the mountain, as the geological summit is wooded, unmarked, and without views. The vista, looking afar from the steep ledge, features Mount Monadnock (Jaffrey, NH, approx 20 miles NE); to the left/north of Mount Monadnock is Mount Kearsarge (Merrimack County, New Hampshire); the tallest mountain in the distant southeast is Mount Wachusett; also visible is the church steeple of Royalston, MA, and three bodies of water: Tully Lake (due east, with views of automobile traffic across the dam), Packard Pond (including its private beach), and the lily-padded Tully Pond (south east). On a clear day, when trees are leafless, looking due south-southwest, some claim to see the Quabbin Reservoir between the distant hills. Visible in the southern view is the town of Athol, Massachusetts, with its uptown, downtown, and various steeples and smokestacks.
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