George L. Darey Housatonic Valley Wildlife Management Area
George L. Darey Housatonic Valley Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 289 m. Pine Mountain stands 680 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 3.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 13.5 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 15.8 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 23.0 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 5 mi
- Adams Overlook · 20 mi
- Vista · 20 mi
- Robinson's Point · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tilloston Park: 1.3 mi
- Veterans Mem Park: 1.8 mi
- Schermerhorn Park: 2.0 mi
- Ore Bed Park: 2.1 mi
- Roche Reading Park: 2.3 mi
- October Mountain: 1.7 mi
- The Pinnacle: 2.4 mi
- Dewey Hill: 2.5 mi
- Lanier Hill: 2.5 mi
- Sykes Mountain: 3.8 mi
- stone chimney: 1.0 mi
- Burbank Dedication: 4.5 mi
- St. Francis: 5.7 mi
- St. Faustina: 5.7 mi
- St. John Paul II: 5.7 mi
- Blacksmith Museum: 2.1 mi
- The Mount: 2.6 mi
- Arrowhead: 4.3 mi
- Naumkeag Museum: 5.8 mi
- Procter Museum & Archives: 6.1 mi
- Courtyard by Marriott: 2.5 mi
- Copland Sculpture: 3.8 mi
- Divine Mercy: 5.6 mi
- The Tenth Station - Jesus Is Stripped of His Garment: 5.6 mi
- The Eigth Station - Jesus Speaks to the Women: 5.6 mi
- falls: 1.9 mi
- Glendale Falls: 14.0 mi
- Cascade on South Brook: 14.9 mi
- Silver Fox Falls: 17.7 mi
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 17.7 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 3.8 mi
- Devil’s Pulpit: 9.0 mi
- Clover Mountain: 11.4 mi
- Raven Rocks: 20.8 mi
- Corps Wall: 21.4 mi
- stone pillar: 2.5 mi
- Edith Wharton's Home: 2.6 mi
- concrete bases: 2.6 mi
- balanced rock: 3.2 mi
- concrete bases: 3.4 mi
- Flower Garden: 2.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 2.6 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 6.0 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 6.1 mi
- Heritage Garden: 10.0 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 9.3 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 9.7 mi
- County Beach: 15.2 mi
- Campers Beach: 24.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 19.7 mi
- Day Use Area: 25.0 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 9.6 mi
- Questing: 16.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of George L. Darey Housatonic Valley Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Mountain | NNW 337° | 680 m | 10.6 mi |
| Walling Mountain | SE 125° | 675 m | 5.1 mi |
| Becket Mountain | SE 126° | 663 m | 6.0 mi |
| Smith Mountain | NNW 331° | 660 m | 10.2 mi |
| Yokun Seat | NW 315° | 645 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mount Wilcox | S 188° | 642 m | 9.3 mi |
| Tully Mountain | NE 34° | 631 m | 7.3 mi |
| Perry Peak | WNW 303° | 631 m | 8.5 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 | 07:20 | 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 | 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29786824
Day trips start here
- Lenox · 2 mi
- Lee · 3 mi
- October Mountain State Forest · 4 mi
- Stockbridge · 6 mi
- Pittsfield · 7 mi
- Becket · 8 mi
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