Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Cr #5
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Cr #5 is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 470 m. Walling Mountain stands 675 m to the northeast, 3.2 miles off. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 1.3 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates42.28023, -73.20386
- 1.3 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 15.8 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 18.5 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 27.0 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 2 mi
- Adams Overlook · 25 mi
- Vista · 25 mi
- Robinson's Point · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
Parks
- East Lee Park: 1.6 mi
- Town Park: 2.4 mi
- Athletic Field: 2.6 mi
- Abbey Court Park: 2.7 mi
- Little League Field: 2.8 mi
Peaks
- Baldy Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Cobble Hill: 2.5 mi
- Beartown Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Walling Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Sky Hill: 3.2 mi
Historic sites: 43
- McCollum Cellar Hole: 4.6 mi
- Charcoal Hearth - 19th century: 4.6 mi
- Chimney and foundation of old 19th century Sugar House: 4.9 mi
- Old Spring: 5.0 mi
- Old Barn Foundation: 5.0 mi
Museums: 34
- Piggery - Exhibits: 5.0 mi
- Carriage Barn - Exhibits: 5.0 mi
- Bidwell House Museum: 5.0 mi
- Horse Barn Exhibits: 5.0 mi
- The Mount: 5.3 mi
Waterfalls: 33
- falls: 4.7 mi
- Glendale Falls: 13.1 mi
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 14.4 mi
- Campbell Falls: 16.2 mi
- Lower Falls: 17.3 mi
Artworks: 26
- Divine Mercy: 5.4 mi
- The Eleventh Station - Jesus Is Nailed to the Cross: 5.5 mi
- The Twelfth Station - Jesus Dies Upon the Cross: 5.5 mi
- Divine Mercy: 5.5 mi
- The Tenth Station - Jesus Is Stripped of His Garment: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 15
- Edith Wharton's Home: 5.4 mi
- Becket Center Historic District: 6.8 mi
- stone pillar: 7.5 mi
- concrete bases: 7.5 mi
- balanced rock: 8.1 mi
Gardens: 13
- Heritage Garden: 5.0 mi
- Herb Gardens: 5.0 mi
- Flower Gardens: 5.0 mi
- Walled Garden: 5.3 mi
- Flower Garden: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Devil’s Pulpit: 7.3 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 8.1 mi
- Corps Wall: 16.0 mi
- Murdock Wall: 16.1 mi
- Grotto: 16.1 mi
Beaches: 3
- Iroquis Waterfront: 6.6 mi
- County Beach: 10.3 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 16.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 14.3 mi
- Big Spring: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Questing: 11.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Cr #5. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walling Mountain | NE 48° | 675 m | 3.2 mi |
| Becket Mountain | ENE 63° | 663 m | 3.3 mi |
| Yokun Seat | NNW 328° | 645 m | 9.9 mi |
| Mount Wilcox | SW 217° | 642 m | 5.3 mi |
| Warner Hill | NNE 16° | 627 m | 9.8 mi |
| Bald Top | NNE 29° | 624 m | 4.4 mi |
| Wadsworth Hill | E 84° | 606 m | 5.4 mi |
| October Mountain | N 354° | 598 m | 6.2 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 | 19:51 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 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 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29687361
Day trips start here
- Lee · 3 mi
- October Mountain State Forest · 6 mi
- Stockbridge · 6 mi
- Becket · 7 mi
- Lenox · 7 mi
- Monterey · 7 mi
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