Mount Watatic, Wapack / Midstate Loop - Stone Wall Clearing

Another remnant wall beside the trail offers a nice place to rest and take in a more southerly view.

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• Historic Buildings, Artifacts, and Locations

6/1/2002

Mount Watatic, Wapack / Midstate Loop - View to the South

This outlook shows a beautiful view toward southern Massachusetts. The nearby hill is probably Fisher Hill, about two miles away.

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• Outlooks

6/1/2002

Mount Watatic, Wapack / Midstate Loop - Closeup of Fisher Hill

This view toward Fisher Hill on the south shows the band of conifers between us and that hill about a mile away.

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• Summits

6/1/2002

Mount Watatic, Wapack / Midstate Loop - View of Mount Wachusett

This view reveals the north side ski trails that clearly mark Mount Wachusett, about thirteen miles away.

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• Mount Wachusett
• Summits
• Mount Wachusett

6/1/2002

Mount Watatic, Wapack / Midstate Loop - Grasses (possibly Deer's Hair Sedge)

These thin,stalky grasses may be the alpine Deer's Hair Sedge. Though the site is not itself alpine, the harsh rock and sandy soil, coupled with exposure, is harsh enough to prevent all but the hardiest plants from surviving.

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• Flowers, Berries and Simple Plants

6/1/2002

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