Provin Mountain is known for its scenic cliffs, unique microclimate ecosystems, and rare plant communities.

[1] Located at the summit of Provin Mountain is where the original studios and current transmitters for WWLP exist.

Provin Mountain, like much of the Metacomet Ridge, is composed of basalt, also called traprock, a volcanic rock.

The mountain formed near the end of the Triassic Period with the rifting apart of the North American continent from Africa and Eurasia.

Subsequent faulting and earthquake activity tilted the strata, creating the cliffs and ridgeline of Provin Mountain.

Hot, dry upper slopes, cool, moist ravines, and mineral-rich ledges of basalt talus produce a combination of microclimate ecosystems on the mountain that support plant and animal species uncommon in greater Massachusetts.