Hinsdale Flats Wildlife Management Area
Hinsdale Flats Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 438 m. Judges Hill stands 702 m to the north-northeast, 9.4 miles off. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 7.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 8.5 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 12.1 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 17.8 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 7 mi
- Adams Overlook · 17 mi
- Ragged Mountain · 17 mi
- Vista · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eames Hill: 1.0 mi
- Warner Hill: 2.9 mi
- Crane Hill: 3.1 mi
- Garnet Hill: 3.4 mi
- Haskell Hill: 3.6 mi
- Ml Ransford Athletic Field: 2.9 mi
- Sports Field: 3.7 mi
- amphitheatre: 3.8 mi
- Greenridge Park: 5.7 mi
- Henry V Marchisio Memorial Park: 5.9 mi
- Col. David Mack: 5.9 mi
- stone chimney: 6.5 mi
- Schist Quarry: 7.5 mi
- Granite Saw and Polishing Works: 10.2 mi
- Stone Cutting Plant: 10.2 mi
- Crane Museum of Papermaking: 6.4 mi
- Arrowhead: 7.5 mi
- Berkshire Museum: 8.4 mi
- Worthington Historical Society: 8.7 mi
- Blacksmith Museum: 9.3 mi
- Courtyard by Marriott: 8.7 mi
- Copland Sculpture: 11.1 mi
- Divine Mercy: 12.6 mi
- The Tenth Station - Jesus Is Stripped of His Garment: 12.7 mi
- The Eleventh Station - Jesus Is Nailed to the Cross: 12.7 mi
- Flower Garden: 10.0 mi
- Walled Garden: 10.0 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 13.1 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 13.4 mi
- Heritage Garden: 14.0 mi
- falls: 5.9 mi
- Glendale Falls: 7.7 mi
- Cascade on South Brook: 11.4 mi
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 13.7 mi
- Silver Fox Falls: 14.8 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 10.7 mi
- Clover Mountain: 14.6 mi
- Devil’s Pulpit: 15.7 mi
- Raven Rocks: 17.4 mi
- Witts Ledge: 20.8 mi
- Becket Center Historic District: 7.8 mi
- stone pillar: 9.2 mi
- concrete bases: 9.3 mi
- balanced rock: 9.7 mi
- concrete bases: 9.8 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 7.0 mi
- County Beach: 14.8 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 15.7 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 18.3 mi
- Campers Beach: 20.2 mi
- Day Use Area: 18.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Hinsdale Flats Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judges Hill | NNE 23° | 702 m | 9.4 mi |
| Weston Mountain | N 356° | 685 m | 8.4 mi |
| Haskell Hill | ENE 72° | 680 m | 3.6 mi |
| French Hill | ENE 57° | 675 m | 4.2 mi |
| Walling Mountain | SSW 205° | 675 m | 6.4 mi |
| North Mountain | NNW 345° | 665 m | 9.6 mi |
| Garnet Hill | E 87° | 663 m | 3.4 mi |
| Becket Mountain | SSW 198° | 663 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:51 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29747893
Day trips start here
- Hinsdale · 3 mi
- Becket · 4 mi
- October Mountain State Forest · 4 mi
- Dalton · 6 mi
- Cummington · 8 mi
- Pittsfield · 8 mi
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