Mount Washington, Massachusetts | |
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Town of Mount Washington | |
Nickname: The Town Among the Clouds | |
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. The population was 160 at the 2020 census,[1] 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.