Editing Tyringham, Massachusetts (section)

==Geography==

[[Image:Tyringham Valley.JPG|thumb|left|250px|The hills to the south of Tyringham, as seen from Main Road]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|48.9|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|48.3|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.6|km2|disp=flip}}, or 1.20%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2500371095| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212154508/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2500371095| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Tyringham town, Berkshire County, Massachusetts| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=December 17, 2013}}</ref> The town is four-sided, bordered by [[Lee, Massachusetts|Lee]] to the north, [[Becket, Massachusetts|Becket]] and [[Otis, Massachusetts|Otis]] to the east, [[Monterey, Massachusetts|Monterey]] to the south, and [[Great Barrington, Massachusetts|Great Barrington]] to the west. Tyringham is located {{convert|16|mi}} south of [[Pittsfield, Massachusetts|Pittsfield]], {{convert|39|mi}} west-northwest of [[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]], and {{convert|125|mi}} west of [[Boston]].

Tyringham is located in the [[Hop Brook Valley]] in the [[The Berkshires|Berkshire Hills]]. To the northeast of the valley, Baldy Mountain rises to a large plateau which stretches into the neighboring towns, and includes Goose Pond. To the southwest of the valley, two mountain peaks—Mount Wilcot and Hunger Mountain—rise in a plateau in neighboring Monterey.

===Appalachian Trail===

The [[Appalachian Trail]] passes through the town, a reflection of its remoteness. It winds down Sky Hill (a part of Mount Wilcot), then sweeps through the valley along Main Road, past the town center, leaving via Baldy Mountain and towards Becket Mountain. A pay telephone station for the hikers was installed near the Post Office. Informally, some residents on Main Road provide bed and breakfast, and hot showers, to hikers.{{cn|date=October 2024}}