Lake Mansfield Recreation Area and Conservation Forest
Lake Mansfield Recreation Area and Conservation Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 261 m. Mount Everett stands 793 m to the south-southwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Christian Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 9.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 24.7 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 24.8 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Christian Hill: 0.2 mi
- East Rock: 1.5 mi
- Three Mile Hill: 2.6 mi
- East Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Vossburg Hill: 3.1 mi
- Charles Castranova Park: 0.4 mi
- William Stanley Park: 0.5 mi
- Grover's Corner: 0.8 mi
- John P Tracey Park: 0.8 mi
- Memorial Field: 0.9 mi
- Park Street Park: 0.8 mi
- Housatonic Flats: 1.1 mi
- East Mountain Forest: 1.1 mi
- Berkshire South: 1.4 mi
- Thomas & Palmer Brook: 1.7 mi
- Searles Castle: 0.9 mi
- Battlesite Monument: 4.2 mi
- Butler Seat: 5.9 mi
- Rostrum: 5.9 mi
- St. John Paul II: 6.4 mi
- Chesterwood Museum: 4.4 mi
- Chesterwood: 5.5 mi
- Norman Rockwell Museum: 5.9 mi
- Procter Museum & Archives: 5.9 mi
- Studio: 6.0 mi
- Lower Falls: 8.5 mi
- Upper Falls: 8.6 mi
- Bash Bish Falls: 9.1 mi
- Bear Rock Falls: 10.6 mi
- Sages Ravine Brook Falls: 11.2 mi
- Naked Lady: 0.9 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 1.1 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 1.6 mi
- Divine Mercy: 6.3 mi
- The First Station - Jesus Is Condemned by Pilate: 6.4 mi
- Orchard City Millage Sign: 0.8 mi
- Sheffield Covered Bridge: 5.7 mi
- trail parking: 6.5 mi
- Edith Wharton's Home: 9.7 mi
- concrete bases: 12.1 mi
- Devil’s Pulpit: 3.1 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 11.4 mi
- Corps Wall: 17.8 mi
- Murdock Wall: 17.8 mi
- Space Invaders: 17.8 mi
- Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 6.2 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 6.7 mi
- Flower Gardens: 7.4 mi
- Herb Gardens: 7.5 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 14.5 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 16.0 mi
- County Beach: 16.1 mi
- East Beach: 19.1 mi
- West Beach: 19.8 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 7.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 15.6 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 24.9 mi
- Questing: 8.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Lake Mansfield Recreation Area and Conservation Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Everett | SSW 206° | 793 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Race | SSW 202° | 723 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mount Undine | SSW 210° | 669 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Wilcox | E 79° | 642 m | 5.1 mi |
| Harvey Mountain | NNW 337° | 627 m | 8.1 mi |
| South Pinnacle | SSW 202° | 626 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Darby | SW 224° | 619 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Sterling | SW 228° | 606 m | 6.9 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 | 19:51 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:40 | 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 | 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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29786842
Day trips start here
- Great Barrington · 1 mi
- Stockbridge · 6 mi
- Monterey · 8 mi
- Lee · 9 mi
- Berkshires · 11 mi
- Lenox · 11 mi
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