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Bear's Den

Bear's Den from directly overhead

Bear's Den is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 193 m. Dry Hill stands 423 m to the west, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear's Den Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 1.6 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.54245, -72.32466

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Kiwanis Bicentennial Park: 2.5 mi
  • Kiwanis Bicentennial Park: 2.6 mi
  • Muzzey Field: 2.9 mi
  • Orange Dog Park: 3.0 mi
  • Butterfield Park: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
  • South Athol WWII Honor Roll: 3.3 mi
  • South Athol WWI Honor Roll: 3.3 mi
  • Hazel's Park: 3.4 mi
  • Indian Trail Marker: 5.7 mi
  • 2nd Meetinghouse Marker: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 40
  • Path Continues: 2.4 mi
  • Path Continues: 2.4 mi
  • Path Continues: 2.5 mi
  • Path Continues: 2.5 mi
  • Old North Dana Depot: 5.6 mi
Museums: 39
Cliffs: 25
  • The Sanctuary: 6.3 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 7.0 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 7.0 mi
  • Buoux Buttress: 7.9 mi
  • The Slab: 7.9 mi
Gardens: 24
  • Community Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Wendell Community Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 9.7 mi
  • North Garden: 13.3 mi
  • South Garden: 13.3 mi
Beaches: 18
  • Silver Lake Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 13.2 mi
  • Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 13.9 mi
  • North Camping Area Beach: 14.0 mi
Artworks: 16
Waterfalls: 10
  • Bear's Den Falls: 0.1 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Hobo Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 10.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 24.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Bear's Den. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dry HillW 271°423 m7.3 mi
Prospect HillE 89°416 m7.8 mi
Ward HillENE 76°405 m8.0 mi
Orcutt HillWSW 255°394 m2.9 mi
Pratt HillENE 65°394 m7.9 mi
Bear MountainWNW 301°389 m6.0 mi
Packard MountainSSW 194°386 m5.8 mi
Poor Farm HillSSW 202°384 m2.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2419:02
June solstice05:1319:4820:31
September equinox06:3718:1118:49
December solstice07:1715:3416:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635465867727062504030
Precip in2.72.33.43.43.24.13.83.94.34.23.43.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orange Muni AP, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • pitch pine83 obs
  • white oak78 obs
  • mountain laurel43 obs
  • eastern white pine40 obs
  • eastern hemlock37 obs
  • trailing arbutus37 obs
  • Eastern Newt34 obs
  • Eastern Teaberry33 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/29914835

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