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Hollow Fields Reserve

Hollow Fields Reserve from directly overhead

Hollow Fields Reserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 532 m. Widow Whites Peak stands 737 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Richmond Conservation, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 10.0 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Berkshire Natural Resources Council (BNRC)
Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.41533, -73.37406

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Abode of the Message: 1.8 mi
  • Japanese Knotweed: 2.0 mi
  • Japanese Knotweed: 2.0 mi
  • Shatford Memorial Park: 4.4 mi
  • Shatford Memorial Park: 4.4 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 43
Waterfalls: 20
Attractions: 15
  • concrete bases: 4.7 mi
  • balanced rock: 4.9 mi
  • concrete bases: 5.5 mi
  • stone pillar: 5.6 mi
  • Edith Wharton's Home: 7.4 mi
Gardens: 9
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 6
  • Adams Point Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 17.3 mi
  • Waterfront: 21.7 mi
  • County Beach: 23.0 mi
  • Campers Beach: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 17.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 21.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 1.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Hollow Fields Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Widow Whites PeakNNE 30°737 m10.6 mi
Jiminy PeakNNE 27°726 m10.0 mi
Honwee MountainNNE 28°698 m7.4 mi
Pine MountainNNE 27°680 m6.1 mi
Potter MountainNNE 28°678 m10.2 mi
Tower MountainNNE 21°670 m6.1 mi
Berry MountainNNE 26°668 m6.7 mi
Berry HillNNE 23°666 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1719:5220:35
September equinox06:4118:1618:53
December solstice07:2015:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432455664696760483828
Precip in2.72.53.13.43.84.64.23.84.54.63.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pittsfield Muni AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/742500021

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