Agawam Lake Wildlife Management Area
Agawam Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 458 m. Walling Mountain stands 675 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Peeskawso Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 6.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 21.2 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 23.0 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 10 mi
- Adams Overlook · 28 mi
- Vista · 28 mi
- Robinson's Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Peeskawso Peak: 0.5 mi
- Flag Rock: 0.6 mi
- Evergreen Hill: 1.1 mi
- Monument Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Three Mile Hill: 1.4 mi
- Flag Rock Wildlife Conservation Easement: 0.8 mi
- Monument Mountain Reservation: 0.8 mi
- Agawam Lake Wildlife Management Area: 0.9 mi
- Root Orchards: 1.1 mi
- Monument Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Housatonic Common: 1.2 mi
- Fountain Pond Park: 1.3 mi
- Old Maids Park: 1.9 mi
- Recreation Park: 2.3 mi
- Bidwell Park: 2.6 mi
- Rostrum: 2.5 mi
- Butler Seat: 2.5 mi
- St. John Paul II: 2.9 mi
- St. Faustina: 2.9 mi
- St. Francis: 3.0 mi
- Chesterwood Museum: 1.1 mi
- Chesterwood: 2.2 mi
- Norman Rockwell Museum: 2.4 mi
- Studio: 2.4 mi
- Procter Museum & Archives: 2.5 mi
- Divine Mercy: 2.9 mi
- The First Station - Jesus Is Condemned by Pilate: 2.9 mi
- The Second Station - Jesus Accepts His Cross: 2.9 mi
- The Third Station - Jesus Falls the First Time: 2.9 mi
- St. Peregrine: 2.9 mi
- falls: 9.7 mi
- Lower Falls: 12.1 mi
- Upper Falls: 12.1 mi
- Bash Bish Falls: 12.3 mi
- Bear Rock Falls: 14.1 mi
- Orchard City Millage Sign: 4.0 mi
- Edith Wharton's Home: 6.3 mi
- concrete bases: 8.6 mi
- stone pillar: 8.7 mi
- balanced rock: 8.9 mi
- Devil’s Pulpit: 0.6 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 7.9 mi
- Clover Mountain: 16.5 mi
- Corps Wall: 19.0 mi
- Murdock Wall: 19.0 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 2.7 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 3.2 mi
- Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- Walled Garden: 6.2 mi
- Flower Garden: 6.2 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 11.4 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 14.0 mi
- County Beach: 15.8 mi
- East Beach: 21.6 mi
- Oakdale Beach: 22.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 11.2 mi
- Questing: 10.3 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 12.5 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Agawam Lake Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walling Mountain | ENE 68° | 675 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Wilcox | ESE 121° | 642 m | 4.7 mi |
| Harvey Mountain | NW 314° | 627 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Darby | SW 215° | 619 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mount Sterling | SW 218° | 606 m | 10.1 mi |
| October Mountain | NE 40° | 598 m | 10.3 mi |
| Pinnacle Point | NW 307° | 595 m | 6.4 mi |
| Dorman Mountain | E 94° | 595 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:51 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:39 | 16:25 |
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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29785098
Day trips start here
- Stockbridge · 3 mi
- Great Barrington · 4 mi
- Lee · 6 mi
- Lenox · 8 mi
- Monterey · 9 mi
- Berkshires · 12 mi
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