French/Samuels Lower Mtn Rd Cr
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
French/Samuels Lower Mtn Rd Cr is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 155 m. Crag Mountain stands 456 m to the east-northeast, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Darby Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 1.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2000-12-20
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 2.3 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 9.6 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 15.7 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall · 4 mi
- Overlook · 5 mi
- Kiwanis Point · 10 mi
- view to west · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Darby Hill: 0.5 mi
- Pisgah Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Mason Hill: 0.7 mi
- Grassy Hill: 1.8 mi
- West Mineral Hill: 2.2 mi
- Northfield Mountain Riverview Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Unity Park: 2.3 mi
- North Greenfield Park: 3.0 mi
- Millers Falls Riverfront Public Access: 3.5 mi
- Cushman Park: 3.6 mi
- Poet's Seat Tower: 4.2 mi
- New Hampshire/Vermont/Massachusetts Tri-State Granite Marker: 7.5 mi
- Hazel's Park: 10.8 mi
- Massachusetts-Vermont Border Monument: 10.9 mi
- Hinsdale Raceway: 12.7 mi
- Great Falls Discovery Center: 2.3 mi
- Powers Institute Museum: 3.6 mi
- Memorial Hall Museum: 7.2 mi
- The Warwick Historical Society and Museum: 9.8 mi
- Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum: 11.5 mi
- Hermit's Castle: 4.8 mi
- Greenfield Energy Park: 5.2 mi
- Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 7.1 mi
- Path Continues: 10.0 mi
- Path Continues: 10.2 mi
- Greenfield Money Tree: 6.2 mi
- AISC Steel Sculpture: 16.1 mi
- Metawampe: 16.3 mi
- Julius Erving: 16.4 mi
- Jack Leaman: 16.4 mi
- Introductory Buttress: 3.3 mi
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 3.3 mi
- Main Wall: 3.3 mi
- Overhang Buttress: 3.4 mi
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 3.4 mi
- Just Roots Community Garden: 4.9 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 8.2 mi
- Community Garden: 12.8 mi
- North Garden: 14.4 mi
- South Garden: 14.4 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 14.5 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 14.6 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 14.7 mi
- Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 15.4 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 15.8 mi
- Hobo Falls: 4.8 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 9.0 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 11.3 mi
- Royalston Falls: 15.0 mi
- Doane's Falls: 16.0 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 12.8 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 15.8 mi
- Day Use Area: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of French/Samuels Lower Mtn Rd Cr. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crag Mountain | ENE 77° | 456 m | 5.1 mi |
| Brush Mountain | ENE 70° | 455 m | 5.1 mi |
| Dry Hill | SSE 157° | 423 m | 6.2 mi |
| Frizzell Hill | NW 316° | 399 m | 6.8 mi |
| Bear Mountain | ESE 121° | 389 m | 5.4 mi |
| Upper Bald Hills | ENE 61° | 382 m | 6.1 mi |
| Great Hemlock | NE 49° | 381 m | 7.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | N 350° | 380 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:34 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenfield #3, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29912490
Day trips start here
- Gill · 5 mi
- Greenfield · 5 mi
- Deerfield · 7 mi
- Charlemont · 9 mi
- Erving · 9 mi
- Montague · 9 mi
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