Ghost town · Massachusetts
Catamount
Catamount is a ghost town in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 371 m. Adams Mountain stands 636 m to the west-northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Pocumtuck Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 1.7 miles off.
human settlement in Massachusetts, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates42.65300, -72.75600
- 1.7 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 2.1 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 13.9 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 14.1 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- view to west · 3 mi
- Sunset Rock · 16 mi
- Hot Point · 16 mi
- Western Summit · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Pocumtuck Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Pine Hill: 0.9 mi
- Houghton Hill: 1.2 mi
- Bald Hill: 1.3 mi
- Aunt Sophies Peak: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Veterans Memorial Field: 3.9 mi
- Ball Park: 5.1 mi
- Mohawk Park: 8.0 mi
- Hail to the Sunrise Memorial Park: 8.1 mi
- Hillside Park: 8.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Town Property: 1.5 mi
- Mary Lyon Dwr: 2.0 mi
- Vclt Ce: 2.3 mi
- Howland Memorial Forest: 2.9 mi
- Colrain Fire District: 3.4 mi
Historic sites: 37
- Massachusetts-Vermont Border Monument: 6.8 mi
- Hail to the Sunrise: 8.0 mi
- Bee Hive Kiln: 8.8 mi
- Quarried Stones: 8.9 mi
- Cellarhole: 9.1 mi
Museums: 33
- Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum: 3.7 mi
- Buckland Historical Museum: 4.6 mi
- Browning Bench Agricultural Museum: 7.8 mi
- Kemp-McCarthy Memorial Museum: 7.9 mi
- Powers Institute Museum: 10.4 mi
Artworks: 20
- Greenfield Money Tree: 8.1 mi
- Molly Stark: 16.0 mi
- Mr. Bling: 18.5 mi
- McKinley Statue: 18.6 mi
- C.A.V.U. (Skyspace): 18.6 mi
Gardens: 17
- Just Roots Community Garden: 7.4 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 19.7 mi
- North Garden: 20.1 mi
- South Garden: 20.1 mi
- Hatfield Community Garden: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Hoosac Range: 14.8 mi
- Introductory Buttress: 15.4 mi
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 15.4 mi
- Main Wall: 15.4 mi
- Overhang Buttress: 15.4 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Twin Cascade: 12.7 mi
- Tannery Falls: 12.7 mi
- Hobo Falls: 16.2 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 18.6 mi
- Lower Peck's Falls: 19.6 mi
Attractions: 13
- rock scramble: 2.4 mi
- Wolves Den: 2.5 mi
- rock overhang: 2.6 mi
- hole in wall: 2.6 mi
- Bridge of Flowers: 3.5 mi
Beaches: 8
- Ashfield Town Beach: 8.8 mi
- The Ledges: 13.9 mi
- Green Mountain Beach: 15.8 mi
- Campers Beach: 17.2 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 20.3 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Green River Covered Bridge: 9.6 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 16.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Day Use Area: 9.7 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Davis: 6.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Catamount. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Mountain | WNW 291° | 636 m | 7.0 mi |
| Underwood Hill | NW 323° | 580 m | 6.8 mi |
| Todd Mountain | WNW 295° | 579 m | 6.7 mi |
| Legate Hill | W 277° | 562 m | 7.5 mi |
| Pocumtuck Mountain | W 266° | 561 m | 0.9 mi |
| Clark Hill | NNW 342° | 552 m | 6.3 mi |
| Burnt Hill | WNW 295° | 547 m | 2.7 mi |
| Phillips Hill | N 352° | 547 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:35 | 16:21 |
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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Charlemont · 6 mi
- Erving · 6 mi
- Montague · 6 mi
- Shelburne · 6 mi
- Gill · 9 mi
- Greenfield · 9 mi
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