Mount Jefferson (Massachusetts)

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Mount Jefferson
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Mount Jefferson
Highest point
Elevation 1,225 ft (373 m)  NGVD 29 [1]
Coordinates 42°29′30″N72°02′22″W / 42.4917562°N 72.039522°W / 42.4917562; -72.039522 Coordinates: 42°29′30″N72°02′22″W / 42.4917562°N 72.039522°W / 42.4917562; -72.039522 [2]
Geography
Location Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.

Mount Jefferson, also known as Muzzy Hill, is a hill ridgeline located in Worcester County of Massachusetts, two miles NNW of Hubbardston. Mount Jefferson Road passes along the hill crest.

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