Editing Dalton, Massachusetts (section)

==Geography==
[[Image:East branch of the Housatonic River at Main St and Depot St, Dalton MA.jpg|thumb|left|250px|East branch of the [[Housatonic River]],<br />Main Street and Depot Street, 2008.]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|56.7|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|56.4|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.3|km2|disp=flip}}, or 0.45%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2500316180| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212143232/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2500316180| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Alford town, Berkshire County, Massachusetts| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=December 18, 2013}}</ref> Dalton is bordered by [[Cheshire, Massachusetts|Cheshire]] to the northwest and north, [[Windsor, Massachusetts|Windsor]] to the northeast, [[Hinsdale, Massachusetts|Hinsdale]] to the east, [[Washington, Massachusetts|Washington]] to the south, and [[Pittsfield, Massachusetts|Pittsfield]] and [[Lanesborough, Massachusetts|Lanesborough]] to the west.  The town center is {{convert|5|mi|0}} northeast of downtown Pittsfield, {{convert|45|mi}} northwest of [[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]], and {{convert|140|mi}} west of [[Boston]].

Dalton's center of population, due to its milling history, is around the valley of the East Branch of the Housatonic River. Several brooks empty into the river, including Wahconah Falls Brook, whose eponymous waterfalls are a small state park. Much of the rest of town is dominated by [[the Berkshires]], with the north being on a plateau between the peaks of North Mountain and Western Mountain, covered by the Dalton Wildlife Management Area. The south is dominated by Tully Mountain, whose peak is just over the Hinsdale line. The [[Appalachian Trail]] winds through town, passing between Tully and North Mountains through the downtown area.