Editing Charlemont, Massachusetts (section)

==Geography==
[[Image:Charlemont-Mohawk Trail.JPG|thumb|left|200px|The Mohawk Trail, with Todd Mountain in the background]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|68.3|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|67.2|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.1|km2|disp=flip}}, or 1.55%, is water.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Charlemont town, Franklin County, Massachusetts |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=August 22, 2012 }}</ref> Charlemont is located in the western part of the county, with a small portion making up the western county line with [[Berkshire County, Massachusetts|Berkshire County]]. The town is bordered by [[Rowe, Massachusetts|Rowe]] to the northwest, [[Heath, Massachusetts|Heath]] to the northeast, [[Colrain, Massachusetts|Colrain]] and [[Shelburne, Massachusetts|Shelburne]] to the east, [[Buckland, Massachusetts|Buckland]] to the southeast, [[Hawley, Massachusetts|Hawley]] to the southwest, and [[Savoy, Massachusetts|Savoy]] and [[Florida, Massachusetts|Florida]] to the west. Charlemont is {{convert|18|mi}} west of [[Greenfield, Massachusetts|Greenfield]], {{convert|45|mi}} north-northwest of [[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]], and {{convert|106|mi}} west-northwest of [[Boston]].

Charlemont's eastern border is marked by the junction of the [[North River (Deerfield River)|North River]] and the [[Deerfield River]], the latter flowing eastward through town. The majority of town lands lie north of the river, except for a strip along the entire Hawley town border. The town is surrounded by the eastern [[Berkshires]], with the western part of town being dominated by Todd Mountain and the [[Mohawk Trail State Forest]]. Several other lower peaks dot the land north and town of the river, including Bald Mountain and Westfield Mountain north of the center of town, and, just over the Hawley town line, Mount Peak and [[Mount Institute]]. There are also several brooks through town, with Mill Brook lying near the town center (the site of a [[covered bridge]]).

Much of the length of the Deerfield in town is followed by the [[Mohawk Trail]], also known as [[Massachusetts Route 2]]. Near the center of town, the road also junctions with, and shares a short, {{convert|0.6|mi|adj=on}} concurrency with [[Massachusetts Route 8A|Route 8A]]. Along the southern bank of the river, a stretch of the [[Pan Am Railways|Guilford Rail System]] leads freight trains from Greenfield towards the [[Hoosac Tunnel]] in neighboring [[Florida, Massachusetts|Florida]], towards [[New York (state)|New York]]. The nearest interstate, [[Interstate 91]], is several miles to the east along Route 2. The town lies at the westernmost point of the Charlemont-Greenfield line (Route 41) of the [[Franklin Regional Transit Authority]] (FRTA), with a scheduled stop at the Federated Church. The nearest regional bus and air service is in Greenfield and [[North Adams, Massachusetts|North Adams]], the nearest [[Amtrak]] rail service is in Greenfield, and the nearest national air service is at [[Albany International Airport]] in New York.