Jug End State Reservation and Wildlife Management Area

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Jug End State Reservation & Wildlife Management Area
View from Jug End peak on Appalachian Trail east of Jug End State Reservation-WMA "Guilder Hollow Road" block.jpg
View of Guilder Hollow Road & the Berkshires from Jug End peak
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Location in Massachusetts
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Jug End State Reservation and Wildlife Management Area (the United States)
Location Egremont and Mount Washington, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates 42°08′37″N73°26′20″W / 42.1437012°N 73.4390050°W / 42.1437012; -73.4390050 [1]
Area1,191 acres (482 ha) [2]
Elevation1,499 ft (457 m) [1]
Established1994
Administrator Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
Website Official website OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Jug End State Reservation and Wildlife Management Area is a public recreation area located in the towns of Egremont and Mount Washington, Massachusetts. The reservation occupies the site of the former Jug End Barn resort, which has been allowed to return to a natural state. [3] Mount Everett State Reservation is adjacent to the south. It is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation. [4]

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History

The Jug End Barn ski resort operated under various owners from 1938 until its permanent closure in 1983. The state took control of the property in 1994, enacting a program of environmental remediation to return the property to a suitable condition for use by the public. [5]

Activities and amenities

The Jug End Loop Trail passes through 2 miles (3.2 km) of open fields, northern hardwood and eastern hemlock woodlands. A portion of the Appalachian Trail also crosses the property. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Jug End". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "2012 Acreage Listing". Department of Conservation and Recreation. April 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Jug End Barn". New England Lost Ski Areas Project. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Jug End State Reservation & Wildlife Management Area". Department of Conservation and Recreation. July 12, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Final Management Plan: Jug End State Reservation and WMA". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. May 1996. pp. 9–10. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Mount Washington State Forest Trail Map". Department of Conservation and Recreation. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
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