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MayonaiseBaron t1_ivlqvpq wrote

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

"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.

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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.

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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."

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