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Raven Rocks

Raven Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

Raven Rocks is a cliff in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 482 m. Mount Greylock stands 1,063 m to the west-southwest, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Ragged Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Mount Greylock Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
482 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.64467, -73.13759

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Renfrew Park: 1.3 mi
  • George Bowe Park: 1.3 mi
  • Valley Street Field: 1.5 mi
  • Albert Reid Field: 1.6 mi
  • Town Common: 1.9 mi
Historic sites: 39
Museums: 28
Waterfalls: 16
  • Peck's Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Lower Peck's Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Money Brook Falls: 2.0 mi
  • March Cataract Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Deer Hill Falls: 2.9 mi
Attractions: 16
Artworks: 14
Beaches: 7
  • Campers Beach: 3.7 mi
  • The Ledges: 18.7 mi
  • Ashfield Town Beach: 19.0 mi
  • Waterfront: 20.4 mi
  • Adams Point Beach: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 3
  • Buxton Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Flower Garden: 22.8 mi
  • Walled Garden: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 19.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Raven Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GreylockWSW 250°1,063 m1.5 mi
Saddle Ball MountainSW 234°985 m3.3 mi
Mount FitchWNW 304°945 m1.4 mi
Mount WilliamsNNW 327°901 m1.9 mi
Crum HillNE 53°863 m7.5 mi
Berlin MountainWNW 293°853 m8.2 mi
Blackpoll MountainNE 43°838 m7.2 mi
Spruce MountainENE 58°821 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1619:5220:35
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2015:3716:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534455665696861493930
Precip in2.52.03.13.13.74.44.14.54.24.33.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Adams Harriman AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358269714

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