Bates Memorial State Park
Bates Memorial State Park is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 525 m. Widow Whites Peak stands 737 m to the north-northeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Pittsfield State Forest, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 10.7 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 10.8 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 19.0 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 21.9 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 14 mi
- Adams Overlook · 17 mi
- Vista · 18 mi
- The Hopper · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pittsfield State Forest: 0.8 mi
- Richmond Conservation: 1.1 mi
- Hollow Fields Reserve: 1.1 mi
- Pittsfield State Forest: 1.5 mi
- Pittsfield State Forest: 1.8 mi
- Perry Peak: 0.9 mi
- Mount Lebanon: 1.7 mi
- Shaker Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Doll Mountain: 2.3 mi
- The Knob: 2.4 mi
- Abode of the Message: 1.0 mi
- Japanese Knotweed: 1.0 mi
- Japanese Knotweed: 1.0 mi
- Shatford Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
- Shatford Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
- Sawmill Dam: 1.8 mi
- Governor Samuel J. Tilden Monument: 3.1 mi
- Burbank Dedication: 5.2 mi
- stone chimney: 8.7 mi
- St. Francis: 10.3 mi
- Hancock Shaker Village: 1.5 mi
- Berkshire Museum: 6.0 mi
- Arrowhead: 6.2 mi
- Blacksmith Museum: 6.7 mi
- The Mount: 8.2 mi
- Courtyard by Marriott: 6.0 mi
- Copland Sculpture: 6.3 mi
- The Eigth Station - Jesus Speaks to the Women: 10.2 mi
- The Seventh Station - Jesus Falls the Second Time: 10.2 mi
- The Ninth Station - Jesus Falls the Third Time: 10.2 mi
- falls: 10.2 mi
- Hoags Corners Falls: 11.1 mi
- Cascade on South Brook: 14.3 mi
- Silver Fox Falls: 15.6 mi
- Deer Hill Falls: 16.5 mi
- concrete bases: 5.2 mi
- balanced rock: 5.4 mi
- concrete bases: 6.0 mi
- stone pillar: 6.0 mi
- Edith Wharton's Home: 8.1 mi
- Flower Garden: 8.2 mi
- Walled Garden: 8.3 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 9.2 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 10.2 mi
- Community Garden: 15.4 mi
- Clover Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 5.4 mi
- Devil’s Pulpit: 12.9 mi
- Crystal Cliff: 17.7 mi
- Raven Rocks: 18.9 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 2.6 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 17.7 mi
- Waterfront: 20.7 mi
- Campers Beach: 22.5 mi
- County Beach: 23.6 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 17.0 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 24.0 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 22.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 1.4 mi
- Questing: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Bates Memorial State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widow Whites Peak | NNE 32° | 737 m | 9.5 mi |
| Jiminy Peak | NNE 28° | 726 m | 8.9 mi |
| Honwee Mountain | NNE 30° | 698 m | 6.3 mi |
| Rounds Mountain | N 10° | 685 m | 9.7 mi |
| Rounds Mountain | N 10° | 683 m | 9.6 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NNE 30° | 680 m | 5.0 mi |
| Potter Mountain | NNE 30° | 678 m | 9.2 mi |
| Tower Mountain | NNE 22° | 670 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| 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 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29784625
Day trips start here
- New Lebanon · 3 mi
- Pittsfield · 6 mi
- Lenox · 7 mi
- Hancock · 8 mi
- Lanesborough · 9 mi
- Stockbridge · 10 mi
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