Petticoat Hill

Petticoat Hill, a 1,180-foot height in Williamsburg, Massachusetts, rises nearly 1,000 feet above the town in the eastern Berkshire Mountains. Its protected east side includes a 60-acre reservation on Scott Hill, with steep wooded slopes, northern hardwood forest, eastern hemlock, brooks draining to the Mill River, and wildlife such as black bear, coyote, and white-tailed deer. Local tradition ties the hill’s name to a family with seven daughters whose laundry could be seen from afar. Once a populated farming area and sheep pasture, the land returned to forest after agriculture declined, leaving stone walls and cellar holes. Donated in 1906 and expanded in 1924, it is now used for outdoor recreation.

Williamsburg, Massachusetts · United States