Editing Colrain, Massachusetts (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|112.4|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|111.7|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.7|km2|disp=flip}}, or 0.59%, is water.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Colrain town, Franklin County, Massachusetts |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=August 22, 2012 }}</ref> The town ranks second in area of the county's 26 towns, and twenty-fifth of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts.  Until the expansion of [[New Salem, Massachusetts|New Salem]] after the building of the [[Quabbin Reservoir]] in the 1930s, Colrain was the largest town in the county.  It is located on the northern border of the county and state, with [[Windham County, Vermont|Windham County]], [[Vermont]].  The town is bordered by [[Halifax, Vermont|Halifax]] and [[Guilford, Vermont]], to the north, [[Leyden, Massachusetts|Leyden]] to the east, [[Greenfield, Massachusetts|Greenfield]] to the southeast, [[Shelburne, Massachusetts|Shelburne]] to the south, [[Charlemont, Massachusetts|Charlemont]] to the southwest, and [[Heath, Massachusetts|Heath]] to the west. Colrain's town center is located {{convert|9|mi|0}} northwest of [[Greenfield, Massachusetts|Greenfield]], {{convert|45|mi}} north of [[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]], and approximately {{convert|100|mi}} west-northwest of [[Boston]].

Colrain is located in the northeastern part of [[the Berkshires]], with the many hills divided by the rivers which run through town.  With the exception of a {{convert|0.65|mi|adj=on}} stretch, near the [[Vermont]] border, the entirety of the eastern border lies along the [[Green River (Deerfield River)|Green River]], which flows through neighboring Greenfield into the [[Deerfield River]].  The east and west branches of the [[North River (Deerfield River)|North River]] also meet in the town and flow into the Deerfield River, just south of the town along the Shelburne-Buckland town line.  The town is also home to two state forests, [[Catamount State Forest]] to the southwest, and half of the H.O. Cook State Forest to the northwest.

The main road through Colrain is [[Massachusetts Route 112]], whose northern terminus is in town at the Vermont state line. It is a common route for ski traffic headed to [[Mount Snow]], Vermont. The road closely follows the East Branch of the North River south to its junction with the West Branch, before following the main branch southward towards [[Massachusetts Route 2]] in Shelburne.  The nearest interstate, [[Interstate 91]], is accessible in Greenfield.  There is no rail, bus or air service in town, with the nearest bus and Amtrak service in Greenfield, and the nearest air service in [[Montague, Massachusetts|Turners Falls]]. The nearest national air service can be found at [[Bradley International Airport]] in [[Windsor Locks, Connecticut|Windsor Locks]], [[Connecticut]].