Balance Rock State Park
Balance Rock State Park is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 354 m. Saddle Ball Mountain stands 985 m to the north-northeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Laurel Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Mount Greylock Scenic Byway passes 3.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 12.4 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 14.2 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 17.3 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Adams Overlook · 10 mi
- Vista · 10 mi
- The Hopper · 11 mi
- Robinson's Point · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Laurel Hill: 0.9 mi
- Constitution Hill: 1.9 mi
- Honwee Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Berry Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Berry Hill: 2.5 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Pontoosuc Beach: 1.8 mi
- Pontoosuc Lake Park: 1.9 mi
- Little League Field: 2.2 mi
- Bill Laston Memorial Field: 2.4 mi
- Onota Lake Conservation Area: 1.8 mi
- Onota Lake Dam: 2.3 mi
- Ramsey Beach: 2.4 mi
- Ramsey Beach: 2.5 mi
- Ramsey Beach: 2.5 mi
- Governor Samuel J. Tilden Monument: 6.4 mi
- Daniel Petithory Memorial: 6.8 mi
- Sawmill Dam: 6.9 mi
- Stafford Hill Memorial: 9.0 mi
- stone chimney: 10.3 mi
- Berkshire Museum: 4.3 mi
- Crane Museum of Papermaking: 5.4 mi
- Arrowhead: 6.5 mi
- Hancock Shaker Village: 6.6 mi
- Blacksmith Museum: 10.4 mi
- Courtyard by Marriott: 9.0 mi
- Susan B. Anthony: 10.8 mi
- McKinley Statue: 11.0 mi
- Copland Sculpture: 11.2 mi
- Thomas Schütte Crystal: 13.8 mi
- Cascade on South Brook: 7.1 mi
- Silver Fox Falls: 8.2 mi
- Deer Hill Falls: 9.3 mi
- March Cataract Falls: 9.9 mi
- Peck's Falls: 10.2 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 3.4 mi
- concrete bases: 9.1 mi
- balanced rock: 9.2 mi
- stone pillar: 9.5 mi
- concrete bases: 9.6 mi
- Flower Garden: 12.3 mi
- Walled Garden: 12.3 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 14.8 mi
- Buxton Garden: 15.0 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 15.4 mi
- Clover Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 10.1 mi
- Raven Rocks: 11.5 mi
- Witts Ledge: 15.0 mi
- Hoosac Range: 17.6 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 9.9 mi
- Campers Beach: 15.2 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 17.7 mi
- Waterfront: 19.1 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 24.0 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 8.4 mi
- Day Use Area: 18.8 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 21.3 mi
- Davis: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Balance Rock State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saddle Ball Mountain | NNE 28° | 985 m | 8.5 mi |
| Misery Mountain | NNW 342° | 793 m | 8.0 mi |
| Beoadic Mountain | N 357° | 792 m | 5.1 mi |
| East Mountain | N 359° | 791 m | 6.1 mi |
| Rounds Rock | NNE 32° | 782 m | 6.7 mi |
| Jones Nose | NNE 29° | 778 m | 7.6 mi |
| Sheeps Heaven Mountain | N 355° | 770 m | 4.7 mi |
| Widow Whites Peak | N 359° | 737 m | 2.7 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 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:38 | 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 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pittsfield Muni AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29786222
Day trips start here
- Lanesborough · 2 mi
- Hancock · 4 mi
- Pittsfield · 4 mi
- Dalton · 6 mi
- Cheshire · 7 mi
- New Ashford · 7 mi
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