Editing Egremont, Massachusetts (section)

==Geography==
[[Image:Route 71 westbound entering Egremont MA.jpg|thumb|left|[[Massachusetts Route 71|Route 71]] westbound entering Egremont]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|49.0|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|48.4|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.6|km2|disp=flip}}, or 1.26%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2500321360| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212142426/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2500321360| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Egremont town, Berkshire County, Massachusetts| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=December 18, 2013}}</ref> Egremont lies along the western border of Berkshire County and Massachusetts, with [[Columbia County, New York]], to the west. The town is bordered by [[Alford, Massachusetts|Alford]] to the north, [[Great Barrington, Massachusetts|Great Barrington]] to the east, [[Sheffield, Massachusetts|Sheffield]] to the southeast, [[Mount Washington, Massachusetts|Mount Washington]] to the southwest, and [[Copake, New York|Copake]] and [[Hillsdale, New York]], to the west. Egremont is {{convert|23|mi}} south-southwest of [[Pittsfield, Massachusetts|Pittsfield]], {{convert|50|mi}} west of [[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]], {{convert|140|mi}} west of [[Boston]], and {{convert|48|mi}} southeast of [[Albany, New York]].

Egremont is situated in a valley east of the [[Taconic Range]]. To the southwest, Mount Whitbeck divides the town from Mount Washington, and to the west, Mount Fray and several other mountains divide the town from New York proper. Mount Fray is the site of the [[Catamount Ski Area]], which is located both in Egremont, Massachusetts and Hillsdale, New York, and is one of only four ski areas in the United States to be located in two states.. Mount Whitbeck and its neighbor, the Jug End, make up the Jug End State Reservation and Wildlife Management Area. The [[Appalachian Trail]] extends through the reservation, before turning east at the Jug End towards Great Barrington. The town lies along the Green River, a tributary of the [[Housatonic River]]. Several brooks also flow through the town, with one being dammed to form the Mill Pond in South Egremont.

In South Egremont, [[Massachusetts Route 23]] and [[Massachusetts Route 41|Route 41]] meet just northeast of the Mill Pond, traveling together into Great Barrington. The western end of Route 23 is at the state border within town, where it becomes [[New York State Route 23]]. [[Massachusetts Route 71]], which carries part of the Knox Trail, also passes through the town, from Alford to the north to Great Barrington to the east. The highway does not meet the other two, however, until well into Great Barrington. The nearest interstate, [[Interstate 90]] (the [[Massachusetts Turnpike]]), is located north of town, with the nearest exit, the "turn-around" Exit 1, being {{convert|12|mi}} to the north in [[West Stockbridge, Massachusetts|West Stockbridge]]. There is no rail, bus or air service in town, with the nearest for all three being in Great Barrington. The nearest national air service can be found at [[Albany International Airport]] in [[Albany, New York]].