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Indian Leap

Indian Leap, seen from above at true elevation

Indian Leap is a cliff in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 64 m. Mount Tom stands 363 m to the northwest, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Library Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 19 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
64 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.16037, -72.48703

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Library Park: 0.3 mi
  • Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Dr. Stusick Square: 0.3 mi
  • Whitney St. Park: 0.5 mi
  • Myrtle Street Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Minechoag Mountain: 3.3 mi
  • Jefferson Peak: 3.6 mi
  • Facing Rock: 4.4 mi
  • High Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Mount Marcy: 4.6 mi
Attractions: 45
Gardens: 43
Artworks: 30
Beaches: 14
Waterfalls: 14
  • Cascade: 14.5 mi
  • Hockanum Falls: 20.4 mi
  • Waterfall: 22.2 mi
  • Lost Acres Falls: 22.3 mi
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 5.2 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 10.4 mi
  • Picnic: 22.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 8.8 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 9.0 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Titans Piazza: 10.7 mi
  • Indian Kitchen: 21.2 mi
  • Roaring Falls: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 20.9 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 20.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Indian Leap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomNW 304°363 m10.0 mi
Mount NorwottockN 353°337 m10.1 mi
DeadtopNW 309°333 m10.3 mi
Moon MountainSE 133°330 m8.9 mi
Rattlesnake HillSSE 155°323 m9.7 mi
Pine MountainSSE 152°319 m9.2 mi
Whiting PeakNW 311°305 m10.4 mi
Bald MountainSSE 153°303 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1519:4820:30
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1615:3616:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242534455766716962504030
Precip in3.53.13.73.73.64.24.24.84.54.83.54.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belchertown, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358275506

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