The Mount
The Mount is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 316 m. Walling Mountain stands 675 m to the east-southeast, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Walled Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 2.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Edith Wharton Restoration
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 15.2 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 18.2 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 24.7 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 6 mi
- Adams Overlook · 22 mi
- Vista · 22 mi
- Robinson's Point · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Edith Wharton Park: 0.4 mi
- Edith Wharton Park: 0.4 mi
- Schermerhorn Park: 1.3 mi
- Tilloston Park: 1.8 mi
- Roche Reading Park: 1.8 mi
- Lanier Hill: 1.0 mi
- The Pinnacle: 1.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 1.6 mi
- Baldhead: 2.6 mi
- West Stockbridge Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Holl-Fox Reserve: 1.5 mi
- Hallowell Meadow Reserve, Berkshire Natural Resources Council (BNRC): 1.8 mi
- Ripley Conservation Land: 1.9 mi
- KWUNIIKWAT ISLAND: 2.1 mi
- Parsons Marsh Conservation Area: 2.2 mi
- Burbank Dedication: 3.2 mi
- St. Francis: 3.2 mi
- St. Faustina: 3.3 mi
- St. John Paul II: 3.3 mi
- stone chimney: 3.6 mi
- Blacksmith Museum: 2.0 mi
- Naumkeag Museum: 3.3 mi
- Procter Museum & Archives: 3.7 mi
- Studio: 4.0 mi
- Norman Rockwell Museum: 4.1 mi
- falls: 4.2 mi
- Glendale Falls: 16.2 mi
- Cascade on South Brook: 17.1 mi
- Lower Falls: 18.2 mi
- Upper Falls: 18.2 mi
- Copland Sculpture: 2.1 mi
- Divine Mercy: 3.1 mi
- The Eigth Station - Jesus Speaks to the Women: 3.2 mi
- The Tenth Station - Jesus Is Stripped of His Garment: 3.2 mi
- The Ninth Station - Jesus Falls the Third Time: 3.2 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 2.8 mi
- Devil’s Pulpit: 6.6 mi
- Clover Mountain: 11.8 mi
- Corps Wall: 21.0 mi
- Murdock Wall: 21.1 mi
- Edith Wharton's Home: 0.1 mi
- concrete bases: 2.8 mi
- stone pillar: 2.8 mi
- balanced rock: 3.2 mi
- concrete bases: 3.4 mi
- Walled Garden: 0.0 mi
- Flower Garden: 0.1 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 3.5 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 3.5 mi
- Heritage Garden: 9.0 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 8.7 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 10.8 mi
- County Beach: 15.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 17.4 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 9.0 mi
- Questing: 14.5 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of The Mount. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walling Mountain | ESE 102° | 675 m | 6.5 mi |
| Becket Mountain | ESE 106° | 663 m | 7.2 mi |
| Yokun Seat | NNW 346° | 645 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mount Wilcox | S 174° | 642 m | 7.8 mi |
| Perry Peak | NW 321° | 631 m | 8.0 mi |
| Tully Mountain | NE 39° | 631 m | 9.8 mi |
| Harvey Mountain | W 260° | 627 m | 7.4 mi |
| Warner Hill | NE 48° | 627 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:51 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenox Dale, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/213733157
Day trips start here
- Lenox · 2 mi
- Lee · 3 mi
- Stockbridge · 4 mi
- October Mountain State Forest · 6 mi
- Pittsfield · 8 mi
- Becket · 10 mi
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