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Green River Wildlife Management Area

Green River Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Green River Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Mount Greylock stands 1,063 m to the east-southeast, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Phelps Knoll, a peak 0.6 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 1.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1989-03-08
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.66536, -73.23578

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Phelps Knoll: 0.6 mi
  • The Cobble: 0.7 mi
  • The Cobble: 0.7 mi
  • E Parmalee Prentice Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Chadbournes Knoll: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Blair Hiking Area: 1.2 mi
  • Margaret Lindley Park: 1.5 mi
  • Mount Hope Park: 1.5 mi
  • Denison Park: 3.3 mi
  • Linear Park: 3.5 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 36
Waterfalls: 26
  • Haley Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Deer Hill Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Money Brook Falls: 3.5 mi
  • March Cataract Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Silver Fox Falls: 5.4 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Thomas Schütte Crystal: 2.9 mi
  • Jenny Holzer Benches: 3.1 mi
  • Jenny Holzer Benches: 3.1 mi
  • The Wind Chimes: 4.5 mi
  • C.A.V.U. (Skyspace): 6.5 mi
Attractions: 14
Gardens: 13
  • Buxton Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Troy Botanical Garden: 20.2 mi
  • Tenth Street Community Garden: 23.1 mi
  • Flower Garden: 23.2 mi
  • Ninth Street Community Garden: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 6
Picnic sites: 2
Covered bridges: 2
Springs: 2
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 18.1 mi
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Green River Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GreylockESE 119°1,063 m4.0 mi
Saddle Ball MountainSE 145°985 m4.1 mi
Mount FitchE 100°945 m3.9 mi
Mount WilliamsE 87°901 m3.9 mi
Berlin MountainNW 306°853 m3.2 mi
The DomeNNE 23°836 m8.5 mi
Mount ProspectE 94°816 m2.7 mi
Misery MountainSW 232°793 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1619:5220:35
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2115:3716:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534455665696861493930
Precip in2.52.03.13.13.74.44.14.54.24.33.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Adams Harriman AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29786065

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