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McCollum Cellar Hole

McCollum Cellar Hole from directly overhead

McCollum Cellar Hole is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 528 m. Walling Mountain stands 675 m to the north-northeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Charcoal Hearth - 19th century, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 5.5 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.21457, -73.21800

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Cobble Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Round Mountain: 2.4 mi
  • Mount Wilcox: 2.5 mi
  • Sky Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Hunger Mountain: 2.7 mi
Parks
  • Town Park: 2.2 mi
  • Bidwell Park: 2.5 mi
  • South Lee Park: 5.4 mi
  • East Lee Park: 5.8 mi
  • Athletic Field: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 40
  • Charcoal Hearth - 19th century: 0.1 mi
  • Chimney and foundation of old 19th century Sugar House: 0.3 mi
  • Old Spring: 0.4 mi
  • Old Barn Foundation: 0.4 mi
  • ca 1750s Cellar Hole of Rev. Adonijah Bidwell: 0.5 mi
Museums: 37
Waterfalls: 24
Attractions: 18
Cliffs: 13
  • Devil’s Pulpit: 6.5 mi
  • Kennedy Cliffs: 11.5 mi
  • Corps Wall: 12.5 mi
  • Murdock Wall: 12.6 mi
  • Grotto: 12.6 mi
Gardens: 11
Beaches: 4
Springs: 4
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 17.5 mi
  • Big Spring: 21.2 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 13.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of McCollum Cellar Hole. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Walling MountainNNE675 m7.3 mi
Becket MountainNNE663 m7.1 mi
Mount WilcoxW642 m2.5 mi
Bald TopNNE624 m8.9 mi
Wadsworth HillNE606 m8.0 mi
Dorman MountainNE595 m3.6 mi
Tom Ball MountainWNW588 m10.1 mi
Sky HillNNW585 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1719:5120:33
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1915:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445665696860483728
Precip in3.53.13.73.74.14.84.54.24.54.73.64.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenox Dale, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8269957799

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