Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Barton's Ledge Wildlife Management Area
Barton's Ledge Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 509 m. Mount Greylock stands 1,063 m to the northeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Pratt Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Mount Greylock Scenic Byway passes 1.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1999
What to expect
- Operated by
- Massachusetts Department of Fish & Game
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.57307, -73.23947
- 1.6 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 7.9 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 17.2 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 18.6 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Overlooks nearby
- Vista · 6 mi
- Adams Overlook · 6 mi
- The Hopper · 6 mi
- Robinson's Point · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Pratt Hill: 0.7 mi
- The Noppet: 1.4 mi
- Sugarloaf: 1.7 mi
- Beoadic Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Sheeps Heaven Mountain: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Kessler Road: 0.7 mi
- Bclf & Cf Zucker Property: 1.4 mi
- Bclf & Cf Zucker Property: 1.4 mi
- Widow White: 1.9 mi
- Misery Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 3.6 mi
Parks
- Bill Laston Memorial Field: 3.0 mi
- Little League Field: 3.7 mi
- Memorial Park: 5.0 mi
- Blair Hiking Area: 5.3 mi
- Pontoosuc Beach: 6.0 mi
Historic sites: 60
- Daniel Petithory Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Massachusetts Veterans War Memorial Tower: 5.8 mi
- Dragon: 6.2 mi
- Stafford Hill Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Baby Dragon: 6.3 mi
Museums: 38
- Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum: 7.6 mi
- Crane Museum of Papermaking: 7.8 mi
- Berkshire Museum: 8.7 mi
- Lunder Center at Stone Hill: 9.1 mi
- Williams College Museum of Art: 9.7 mi
Artworks: 30
- Susan B. Anthony: 6.9 mi
- McKinley Statue: 7.0 mi
- Thomas Schütte Crystal: 9.2 mi
- Jenny Holzer Benches: 9.4 mi
- Jenny Holzer Benches: 9.4 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Silver Fox Falls: 4.1 mi
- Deer Hill Falls: 4.7 mi
- Cascade on South Brook: 5.0 mi
- March Cataract Falls: 5.3 mi
- Peck's Falls: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 12
- Mountain Coaster: 2.9 mi
- concrete bases: 13.7 mi
- balanced rock: 13.8 mi
- stone pillar: 14.1 mi
- concrete bases: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Raven Rocks: 7.2 mi
- Clover Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Witts Ledge: 10.5 mi
- Hoosac Range: 13.4 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 14.8 mi
Gardens: 7
- Buxton Garden: 10.4 mi
- Flower Garden: 16.8 mi
- Walled Garden: 16.9 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 19.5 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 6
- Campers Beach: 10.8 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 14.2 mi
- Waterfront: 17.5 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 20.9 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 22.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 12.7 mi
- Spring Avenue Spring: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- James Jeffords Welcome Center Bennington: 22.9 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 23.2 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge: 23.5 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Day Use Area: 15.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Davis: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Barton's Ledge Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Greylock | NE 40° | 1,063 m | 5.8 mi |
| Saddle Ball Mountain | NE 40° | 985 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Fitch | NE 35° | 945 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Williams | NNE 32° | 901 m | 7.8 mi |
| Berlin Mountain | NNW 344° | 853 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Prospect | NNE 25° | 816 m | 6.8 mi |
| Misery Mountain | NW 308° | 793 m | 5.1 mi |
| Beoadic Mountain | WNW 289° | 792 m | 1.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 34 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Adams Harriman AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29784966
Day trips start here
- New Ashford · 2 mi
- Cheshire · 4 mi
- Lanesborough · 4 mi
- Hancock · 5 mi
- Adams · 7 mi
- Dalton · 8 mi
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