Bakke Mountain

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| location = Berkshire County, Massachusetts, U.S.

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Bakke Mountain is a summit located in the town of Florida, Massachusetts.{{Cite web |last=PeakVisor |title=Bakke Mountain |url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/bakke-mountain.html |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=PeakVisor |language=en}} It was named for Master Sergeant Roald Bakke, who died in the collapse of Texas Tower 4. The mountain is the scene of wildlife and forest conservation efforts and serves as one of the primary sites of the Hoosac Wind Project. The Bakke Mountain Wind Farm is an alternative energy wind plant located on the mountain.

Forest and Wildlife Management

{{update|section|date=March 2022|reason=Unclear if the 2002-2003 plans were carried out and what the effects were. Unclear what the current status of forest and wildlife is in the area.}}

Part of the Bakke Mountain property, which in total covers between 700 and {{convert|750|acre|km2}}, was at one point a turnip farm owned by the Tower family. When the property was first purchased by the Bakke family in the 1960s, the fields and meadows lined with rock walls used for small livestock grazing were still open and free of tree growth. As time went on and the fields went unused, low brush sprang up, followed by saplings, which by 2000 had become a full-fledged forest.

References

Category:Berkshires

Category:Mountains of Berkshire County, Massachusetts