Editing Plainfield, Massachusetts (section)

==Geography==
The Town of Plainfield is situated in the scenic [[The Berkshires|Berkshire Highlands]]<ref>Egler, F. E. 1940. "Berkshire plateau vegetation, Massachusetts". ''Ecological Monographs'' 10:147–192.</ref> where Hampshire County merges into neighboring [[Franklin County, Massachusetts|Franklin]] and [[Berkshire County, Massachusetts|Berkshire]] Counties. Plainfield is part of the Hilltowns of [[Western Massachusetts]].

Plainfield sits 1620′ above sea level, and the peaks of West Mountain (at 2125′) are the highest elevation in Hampshire County.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|21.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|21.0|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}} (0.99%) is water.

Plainfield's waterways serve as the [[headwaters]] of the [[Westfield River|Westfield]] and [[Deerfield River (Massachusetts)|Deerfield]] rivers.

Plainfield is bordered by the towns of [[Cummington, Massachusetts|Cummington]], [[Ashfield, Massachusetts|Ashfield]], [[Hawley, Massachusetts|Hawley]], [[Savoy, Massachusetts|Savoy]], and [[Windsor, Massachusetts|Windsor]].