The part of the same range that is in Massachusetts and Connecticut is known as The Berkshires[1] or the Berkshire Hills[2] (with the Connecticut portion, mostly in Litchfield County, locally called the Northwest Hills or Litchfield Hills) and the Quebec portion is called the Sutton Mountains, or Monts Sutton [fr] in French.

The best-known mountains—for reasons such as high elevation, ease of public access by road or trail (especially the Long Trail and Appalachian Trail), or with ski resorts or towns nearby—in the range include:[4] The Green Mountains are part of the Appalachian Mountains, a range that stretches from Quebec in the north to Alabama in the south.

[7] Three peaks—Mount Mansfield, Camel's Hump, and Mount Abraham—support alpine vegetation.

[9] Mansfield, Killington, Pico, and Ellen have downhill ski resorts on their slopes.

This name was suggested in 1777 by Dr. Thomas Young, an American revolutionary and Boston Tea Party participant.