point in Connecticut. The Taconic Mountains lie within the New England-Acadian forests ecoregion. Sub-ranges and regions The South Taconic Range Because the Taconic Mountains are geologically related and contiguous with the interior Hudson Highlands well east of the Hudson River Valley, the southern boundary of the Taconics is difficult to define. Some notable South Taconic peaks include Mount Frissell, the south slope of which contains the highest point in Connecticut at ; Bear Mountain , the highest mountain peak in Connecticut; Alander Mountain and Brace Mountain , Mount Everett , the highest point in the South Taconic subrange and the home of an upland pitch pine and scrub oak biome; and Mount Fray , home of the Catamount Ski Area. Bash Bish Falls, reputedly Massachusetts' highest waterfall, is located in the South Taconic Range. The Appalachian Trail traverses the eastern escarpment of the range; the South Taconic Trail traverses the western escarpment. Central Segment and Upper Hoosic River Valley Region North of Catamount Ski Area, the higher hills shift slightly west and become somewhat less prominent. North of White Hill the Green River cuts through the range. Immediately beyond this, notable summits include Bald Mountain, , and Harvey Mountain, , part of the newly created Harvey Mountain State Forest (expanded in 2006 in New York and the site of extensive heath barrens; and Beebe Hill, , with its abrupt, expansive views of the Hudson River valley from a summit firetower. Several miles to the east of Harvey Mountain is Yokun Ridge, a well defined long ridge extending from the Massachusetts Turnpike to the southerly neighborhoods of Pittsfield at elevations ranging between roughly . The ridge contains an area designated The Stockbridge-Yokun Ridge Reserve by the U.S. Forest Service and thus eligible for certain conservation easements. At Pittsfield, the crest shifts west once again to hills contained within Pittsfield State Forest: Balance Rock Park and Bates Memorial State Park, where heights include Holy Mount , once the location of religious rituals practiced by a former Shaker community and Berry Hill , notable for its extensive stands of wild azalea. North of Jiminy Peak , the valley of Kinderhook Creek cuts through the hills. Here the westernmost ridgeline is dominated by Misery Mountain and Berlin Mountain and extending into Pownal, Vermont; the easternmost, which terminates in Williamstown, Massachusetts is ruled by Mount Greylock , the highest point in Massachusetts. Between these is