Mount Institute, 1,538 ft., is a peak located in Hawley, Massachusetts, just south of the village of Charlemont.

In 1953, Arthur Parker started a small ski area called Thunder Mountain on the northwestern slope.

The rope tow served ski area would by closed by 1954.

Parker reopened a greatly expanded Thunder Mountain Ski Area in 1961, served by a double chairlift.

Berkshire East provides skiing, snowboarding, and snow tubing on Mount Institute in the winter months.