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Looking east from Lookout. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

This overlook sits at 1,686 feet along the Mohawk Trail (MA), facing east (90°), with the terrain dropping 1,023 feet within 600 meters of the vantage point. The view faces toward sunrise, aligning directly with the sun's rising position year-round. Coon Hill rises to the northeast at 1.5 miles, with Legate Hill farther northeast at 2.4 miles reaching 1,837 feet. Blueberry Peak stands east-northeast at 1.6 miles, elevation 1,679 feet. To the east-southeast, both Hail to the Sunrise Memorial Park and Mohawk Park lie at 1.6 miles, at 585 and 578 feet respectively, with Warfield Mountain further out at 2.8 miles. Mount Peak appears to the southeast at 3.0 miles, elevation 1,636 feet.

Sunrise times shift through the year: 5:15 a.m. at the June solstice, near 6:56 and 6:40 a.m. at the equinoxes, and 7:19 a.m. at the December solstice, with sunsets ranging from 8:34 p.m. in June to 4:22 p.m. in December. Pittsfield lies 21.0 miles southwest, with Westfield and Chicopee both to the south-southeast at 37.7 and 38.5 miles. The Overlook precedes this stop, and Sunset Rock follows on the route.

Access
0.4 mi detour
Elevation
1,686 ft
View
East · 90°
Light
Best at sunrise
Relief
1,023 ft drop
In view
7 named features
Cold River
KimonBerlin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Divided back postcard of Zoar station. In the background is Negus Mountain.
Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · source
Charlemont, MA, USA
LEONARDO DASILVA · CC BY 3.0 · source
Mohawk Park 512 Mohawk Trail Charlemont, Massachusetts
Elizabeth Thomsen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

What you’re looking at

Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.

  • Coon Hill1,583 ftnortheast · 1.5 mi
  • Hail to the Sunrise Memorial Park585 fteast-southeast · 1.6 mi
  • Mohawk Park578 fteast-southeast · 1.6 mi
  • Blueberry Peak1,679 fteast-northeast · 1.6 mi
  • Legate Hill1,837 ftnortheast · 2.4 mi
  • Warfield Mountain1,326 fteast-southeast · 2.8 mi
  • Mount Peak1,636 ftsoutheast · 3.0 mi

Light

This overlook faces sunrise 0° off square to it.

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox06:5619:0418:27
June solstice05:1520:3419:51
September equinox06:4018:5118:14
December solstice07:1916:2215:36

Local time (America/New_York). Computed for this exact position.

Where it is

  • Pittsfield21.0 mi southwest
  • Westfield37.7 mi south-southeast
  • Chicopee38.5 mi south-southeast
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How high is Lookout?

Lookout sits at about 1,686 feet (514 m).

What can you see from Lookout?

From Lookout: Coon Hill (NE, 1.5 mi); Hail to the Sunrise Memorial Park (ESE, 1.6 mi); Mohawk Park (ESE, 1.6 mi); Blueberry Peak (ENE, 1.6 mi).

Is Lookout better at sunrise or sunset?

Sunrise. The land falls away from Lookout toward the sunrise, so at sunset the light is behind you. Exact times shift through the year; the page shows the current window.

What is the nearest town to Lookout?

Pittsfield, 21 miles SW of Lookout.

What is the next lookout after Lookout?

Sunset Rock is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Lookout.

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