Hand Hollow Conservation Area
Hand Hollow Conservation Area is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 238 m. Widow Whites Peak stands 737 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Gale Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Mount Greylock Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Columbia Land Conservancy
How to reach it
- 14.2 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 16.5 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 19.8 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 23.9 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 20 mi
- Vista · 20 mi
- The Hopper · 20 mi
- Adams Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gale Hill: 1.5 mi
- Roberts Hill: 2.4 mi
- Bristol Hill: 2.6 mi
- Ashley Hill: 3.3 mi
- Bald Hill: 3.5 mi
- Kinderhook Creek Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Robert Ingalls Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Albert Family Community Forest: 4.2 mi
- Freund Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Chestnut Hill Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Governor Samuel J. Tilden Monument: 5.0 mi
- Sawmill Dam: 5.2 mi
- Burbank Dedication: 10.8 mi
- John M. Dahm and Jospeh B. Kennedy Memorial: 12.0 mi
- Mary Elizabeth Fisher Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Shatford Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
- Abode of the Message: 5.5 mi
- Shatford Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
- Japanese Knotweed: 5.6 mi
- Japanese Knotweed: 5.6 mi
- Shaker Museum: 5.4 mi
- Eastfield Village: 7.5 mi
- Hancock Shaker Village: 7.8 mi
- Austerlitz Historical Society: 11.1 mi
- Berkshire Museum: 11.8 mi
- Valatie Santa Claus: 10.8 mi
- Copland Sculpture: 11.9 mi
- Martin Van Buren Statue: 12.1 mi
- Courtyard by Marriott: 12.3 mi
- The Third Station - Jesus Falls the First Time: 15.1 mi
- concrete bases: 11.4 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 11.5 mi
- balanced rock: 11.5 mi
- concrete bases: 12.1 mi
- stone pillar: 12.2 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 13.8 mi
- Flower Garden: 14.0 mi
- Walled Garden: 14.0 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 15.0 mi
- Community Garden: 18.5 mi
- Hoags Corners Falls: 6.4 mi
- Wynants Kill Falls: 11.8 mi
- Barberville Falls: 15.3 mi
- falls: 16.5 mi
- High Falls Waterfall: 17.5 mi
- Clover Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 11.2 mi
- Crystal Cliff: 12.5 mi
- Devil’s Pulpit: 17.0 mi
- High Rocks: 18.1 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 5.3 mi
- Waterfront: 16.7 mi
- Oakdale Beach: 21.2 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 22.0 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 24.0 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 5.2 mi
- Spring Avenue Spring: 19.9 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 10.7 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Hand Hollow Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widow Whites Peak | ENE 63° | 737 m | 12.2 mi |
| Jiminy Peak | ENE 62° | 726 m | 11.4 mi |
| Honwee Mountain | ENE 72° | 698 m | 9.5 mi |
| Rounds Mountain | NE 47° | 685 m | 10.3 mi |
| Rounds Mountain | NE 47° | 683 m | 10.2 mi |
| Pine Mountain | ENE 77° | 680 m | 8.5 mi |
| Potter Mountain | ENE 63° | 678 m | 11.8 mi |
| Tower Mountain | ENE 75° | 670 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:53 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:39 | 16:25 |
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 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pittsfield Muni AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/836636321
Day trips start here
- New Lebanon · 4 mi
- Hancock · 10 mi
- Kinderhook · 11 mi
- Pittsfield · 12 mi
- Lanesborough · 13 mi
- Lenox · 13 mi
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