Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Koch Cr
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Koch Cr is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 119 m. Brush Mountain stands 455 m to the east, 7.3 miles off. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 1.3 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates42.63443, -72.56455
- 1.3 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 7.2 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 4.8 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 14.9 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall · 7 mi
- Overlook · 7 mi
- view to west · 8 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Koch Cr: 0.3 mi
- Koch Cr: 0.3 mi
- Koch Cr: 0.3 mi
- Bernardston Conservation Land: 0.6 mi
- Griswold Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.9 mi
Parks
- North Greenfield Park: 0.6 mi
- Unity Park: 2.1 mi
- Shattuck Park: 2.6 mi
- Cushman Park: 2.6 mi
- Lunt Field: 2.9 mi
Peaks
- Canada Hill: 1.6 mi
- Mason Hill: 2.4 mi
- Pisgah Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Darby Hill: 3.0 mi
- West Mountain: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
- Poet's Seat Tower: 3.0 mi
- New Hampshire/Vermont/Massachusetts Tri-State Granite Marker: 8.4 mi
- Massachusetts-Vermont Border Monument: 8.9 mi
- Hinsdale Raceway: 12.3 mi
- Hazel's Park: 13.3 mi
Museums: 42
- Great Falls Discovery Center: 1.7 mi
- Powers Institute Museum: 2.7 mi
- Memorial Hall Museum: 6.6 mi
- Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum: 9.2 mi
- Buckland Historical Museum: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 25
- Greenfield Energy Park: 3.8 mi
- Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 6.4 mi
- Hermit's Castle: 7.3 mi
- rock overhang: 8.0 mi
- Wolves Den: 8.1 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Introductory Buttress: 5.7 mi
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 5.7 mi
- Main Wall: 5.7 mi
- Overhang Buttress: 5.8 mi
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 5.8 mi
Gardens: 21
- Just Roots Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 10.4 mi
- Community Garden: 15.0 mi
- North Garden: 15.1 mi
- South Garden: 15.1 mi
Artworks: 17
- Greenfield Money Tree: 4.5 mi
- AISC Steel Sculpture: 16.7 mi
- Julius Erving: 16.9 mi
- Jack Leaman: 16.9 mi
- Metawampe: 17.0 mi
Beaches: 13
- Ashfield Town Beach: 13.9 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 15.2 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 15.3 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 17.2 mi
- Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 17.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Hobo Falls: 6.8 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 10.4 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 13.7 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 16.6 mi
- Royalston Falls: 17.1 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Green River Covered Bridge: 11.1 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Day Use Area: 19.4 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Koch Cr. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brush Mountain | E 80° | 455 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Hope | WNW 286° | 422 m | 7.3 mi |
| Frizzell Hill | NNW 332° | 399 m | 4.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNE 15° | 380 m | 5.4 mi |
| Pond Mountain | NNE 21° | 375 m | 6.7 mi |
| Daniels Peak | NNW 336° | 374 m | 5.8 mi |
| Colrain Mountain | WNW 286° | 374 m | 6.4 mi |
| West Mountain | N 353° | 366 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:25 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:35 | 16:20 |
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 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenfield #3, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29906368
Day trips start here
- Gill · 4 mi
- Greenfield · 4 mi
- Charlemont · 7 mi
- Deerfield · 7 mi
- Erving · 7 mi
- Montague · 7 mi
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