Horse Mountain Conservation Area
Horse Mountain Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 116 m. Ram Hill stands 461 m to the west, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Horse Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 8.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 13.8 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 15.1 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 22.7 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 7 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 15 mi
- view to west · 16 mi
- Waterfall · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Horse Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Davis Hill: 1.8 mi
- Shingle Hill: 1.8 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 2.0 mi
- The Rocks: 2.1 mi
- Omasta Well Field: 2.7 mi
- Omasta Well Field: 2.8 mi
- Arcanum Field: 2.8 mi
- Angel Park: 3.4 mi
- Florence Fields Recreation Area: 3.6 mi
- Site of the Williamsburg Reservoir Dam: 4.8 mi
- Mill River Dam: 4.8 mi
- Daley and Halligan Memorial Stone: 5.3 mi
- Old Chapel: 7.0 mi
- William Smith Clark Memorial: 7.5 mi
- Williamsburg Historical Society: 3.4 mi
- Hatfield Historical Museum: 3.6 mi
- Historic Northampton: 4.8 mi
- Smith College Museum of Art: 4.9 mi
- Hadley Farm Museum: 5.0 mi
- Hatfield Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Capen Garden: 4.7 mi
- Ruth Brown Richardson border: 4.8 mi
- Rock Garden: 4.8 mi
- Systematics Garden: 4.8 mi
- C3: 4.6 mi
- Jack Leaman: 6.7 mi
- Julius Erving: 6.7 mi
- John Calipari: 6.7 mi
- Marcus Camby: 6.7 mi
- War Memorial Pool: 7.7 mi
- Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 11.5 mi
- Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 12.8 mi
- Greenfield Energy Park: 14.2 mi
- 1950 Pontiac: 14.9 mi
- Titans Piazza: 7.3 mi
- Roaring Falls: 10.2 mi
- Pigpen Ledges: 13.2 mi
- Mormon Hollow: 16.4 mi
- Mormon Hollow: 16.4 mi
- David Musante Beach: 3.2 mi
- Sandy Beach: 5.1 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 6.4 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 7.7 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 7.8 mi
- Glendale Falls: 15.6 mi
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 16.4 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 20.3 mi
- Hobo Falls: 22.5 mi
- Waterfall: 23.7 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 13.2 mi
- Rd: 13.3 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 13.3 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 17.4 mi
- Day Use Area: 22.8 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Horse Mountain Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ram Hill | W 275° | 461 m | 6.1 mi |
| Shaw Ledges | WSW 255° | 460 m | 7.0 mi |
| Abbott Hill | NW 322° | 454 m | 7.6 mi |
| Sikes Hill | NNW 328° | 451 m | 7.3 mi |
| High Ridge | NNW 328° | 447 m | 5.1 mi |
| Battlecock Hill | W 269° | 442 m | 5.5 mi |
| Walnut Hill | WNW 287° | 438 m | 5.6 mi |
| Kidds Lookout | WSW 252° | 438 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:36 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 35 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amherst, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1210840890
Day trips start here
- Hadley · 5 mi
- Northampton · 5 mi
- Amherst · 7 mi
- Pioneer Valley · 7 mi
- South Hadley · 10 mi
- Deerfield · 11 mi
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