- Elevation, modelled
- 255 m
- Tallest summit within 7.3 miles
- Crag Mountain456 m · 3.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Mohawk Trail - MA1.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 42.6005, -72.4599
French King Buttress is a cliff in Massachusetts, at a modelled 255 m. Crag Mountain stands 456 m to the northeast, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Rose Ledge Upper Tier, a cliff less than a tenth of a mile away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 1.0 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of French King Buttress. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crag Mountain | NE 35° | 456 m | 3.6 mi |
| Brush Mountain | NNE 28° | 455 m | 4.0 mi |
| Dry Hill | S 186° | 423 m | 3.9 mi |
| Orcutt Hill | SE 140° | 394 m | 6.2 mi |
| Bear Mountain | ESE 118° | 389 m | 2.0 mi |
| Upper Bald Hills | NNE 27° | 382 m | 5.4 mi |
| Great Hemlock | NNE 21° | 381 m | 7.0 mi |
| Bear Mountain | ESE 120° | 372 m | 3.1 mi |
- 1.0 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MANational
- 0.8 mi off the Connecticut River BywayNational
- 12.3 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 13.0 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall · 1 mi
- Overlook · 2 mi
- Kiwanis Point · 7 mi
- view to west · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Northfield Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Poplar Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Northfield Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Locke Hill: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center: 0.9 mi
- Poplar Mountain Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Seventeen Acre Woodlot: 2.3 mi
- Erving Cr 2: 2.5 mi
- Carson Conservation Restriction: 2.6 mi
Parks
- Northfield Mountain Riverview Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
- Millers Falls Riverfront Public Access: 2.2 mi
- Riverfront Park: 2.9 mi
- Unity Park: 4.7 mi
- Town Common: 4.8 mi
Historic sites
- Poet's Seat Tower: 6.5 mi
- Hazel's Park: 7.6 mi
- New Hampshire/Vermont/Massachusetts Tri-State Granite Marker: 8.7 mi
- South Athol WWII Honor Roll: 11.1 mi
- South Athol WWI Honor Roll: 11.1 mi
Museums: 49
- Great Falls Discovery Center: 4.9 mi
- Powers Institute Museum: 6.8 mi
- Memorial Hall Museum: 8.3 mi
- The Warwick Historical Society and Museum: 8.4 mi
- Old Academy Building: 9.6 mi
Attractions: 28
- Hermit's Castle: 2.0 mi
- Path Continues: 6.7 mi
- Path Continues: 6.9 mi
- Path Continues: 7.0 mi
- Path Continues: 7.0 mi
Gardens: 23
- Wendell Community Garden: 4.8 mi
- Just Roots Community Garden: 8.2 mi
- Community Garden: 9.5 mi
- North Garden: 13.0 mi
- South Garden: 13.0 mi
Artworks: 22
- Greenfield Money Tree: 8.5 mi
- AISC Steel Sculpture: 14.7 mi
- Metawampe: 14.9 mi
- Minuteman Statue: 15.0 mi
- Julius Erving: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 0.0 mi
- The Slab: 0.0 mi
- Overhang Buttress: 0.1 mi
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 0.1 mi
- Buoux Buttress: 0.1 mi
Beaches: 11
- Silver Lake Beach: 11.7 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 13.0 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 13.1 mi
- Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 14.3 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Hobo Falls: 4.6 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 7.9 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 9.2 mi
- Doane's Falls: 13.4 mi
- Royalston Falls: 13.4 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Green River Covered Bridge: 16.0 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 18.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Day Use Area: 24.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:34 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Gill · 7 mi
- Greenfield · 7 mi
- Deerfield · 8 mi
- Charlemont · 12 mi
- Erving · 12 mi
- Montague · 12 mi
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