Thunderbolt Mountain Coaster
Thunderbolt Mountain Coaster is an attraction in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Spruce Mountain stands 821 m to the northwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Institute, a peak 0.6 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 0.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Berkshire East Mountain Resort
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 4.8 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 13.2 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 16.1 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bissell Bridge Falls · 1 mi
- Overlook · 3 mi
- Lookout · 4 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Institute: 0.6 mi
- Mount Peak: 1.1 mi
- Warfield Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Bald Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Hawks Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Schuster Cr: 2.2 mi
- Meek Cr: 2.6 mi
- Dell Road Conservation Area: 3.6 mi
- Maxwell Brook Wildlife Management Area: 3.9 mi
- Walnut Hill Woods: 4.4 mi
- Hail to the Sunrise Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
- Mohawk Park: 2.3 mi
- Trail Head Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Field: 7.3 mi
- Belding Memorial Park: 7.5 mi
- Hail to the Sunrise: 2.3 mi
- Quarried Stones: 3.2 mi
- Cellarhole: 3.9 mi
- Cellarhole: 3.9 mi
- Bee Hive Kiln: 4.0 mi
- Buckland Historical Museum: 4.7 mi
- Kemp-McCarthy Memorial Museum: 5.0 mi
- Browning Bench Agricultural Museum: 5.4 mi
- Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum: 7.1 mi
- Kingman Tavern Museum: 11.1 mi
- Susan B. Anthony: 12.4 mi
- McKinley Statue: 12.4 mi
- Greenfield Money Tree: 13.0 mi
- Mr. Bling: 13.2 mi
- C.A.V.U. (Skyspace): 13.4 mi
- Hoosac Range: 10.0 mi
- Witts Ledge: 13.3 mi
- Raven Rocks: 13.4 mi
- Roaring Falls: 20.2 mi
- Pigpen Ledges: 20.6 mi
- Just Roots Community Garden: 13.6 mi
- Buxton Garden: 19.1 mi
- Hatfield Community Garden: 22.3 mi
- North Garden: 22.8 mi
- South Garden: 22.8 mi
- Antique Truck: 3.4 mi
- Bridge of Flowers: 7.0 mi
- rock scramble: 7.6 mi
- hole in wall: 7.7 mi
- Wolves Den: 7.8 mi
- Tannery Falls: 6.5 mi
- Twin Cascade: 7.5 mi
- Lower Peck's Falls: 13.3 mi
- Peck's Falls: 13.5 mi
- Cascade on South Brook: 14.4 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 7.5 mi
- Campers Beach: 11.8 mi
- The Ledges: 14.7 mi
- Green Mountain Beach: 18.0 mi
- David Musante Beach: 20.4 mi
- Day Use Area: 3.8 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 15.0 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Thunderbolt Mountain Coaster. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Mountain | NW 311° | 821 m | 8.8 mi |
| Borden Mountain | W 260° | 761 m | 7.8 mi |
| Jillson Hill | N 359° | 677 m | 8.4 mi |
| Flat Rock Hill | WNW 295° | 668 m | 8.0 mi |
| Lewis Hill | W 269° | 655 m | 7.8 mi |
| Whitcomb Hill | WNW 299° | 641 m | 8.5 mi |
| West Mountain | SW 214° | 638 m | 7.5 mi |
| Adams Mountain | N 355° | 636 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:51 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:36 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 21 | 29 | 41 | 51 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 57 | 45 | 36 | 26 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Hawley, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4600519199
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