Leyden State Forest
Leyden State Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 385 m. Jolly Mountain stands 615 m to the northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Spencer Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 3.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 7.1 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 7.0 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 9.7 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- view to west · 8 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 9 mi
- stone post view · 11 mi
- Waterfall · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Spencer Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Gates Hill: 0.8 mi
- Daniels Peak: 1.3 mi
- East Hill: 1.5 mi
- Frizzell Hill: 1.7 mi
- Church Woods: 1.5 mi
- Leydeon Cr 3: 1.6 mi
- Leydeon Cr 3: 1.7 mi
- Keets Brook Road Conservation Area: 2.7 mi
- Leyden Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
- Sweet Pond State Park: 2.7 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 3.4 mi
- Cushman Park: 5.1 mi
- North Greenfield Park: 6.0 mi
- Shattuck Park: 7.9 mi
- Massachusetts-Vermont Border Monument: 2.5 mi
- Poet's Seat Tower: 8.6 mi
- Hinsdale Raceway: 8.7 mi
- New Hampshire/Vermont/Massachusetts Tri-State Granite Marker: 9.0 mi
- Hail to the Sunrise: 15.0 mi
- Powers Institute Museum: 5.1 mi
- Great Falls Discovery Center: 8.2 mi
- Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum: 9.4 mi
- Brattleboro Museum & Art Center: 10.3 mi
- Buckland Historical Museum: 11.5 mi
- Greenfield Money Tree: 8.8 mi
- Molly Stark: 16.1 mi
- AISC Steel Sculpture: 22.8 mi
- Julius Erving: 23.0 mi
- Jack Leaman: 23.0 mi
- Table Rock: 10.6 mi
- Mine Ledge: 11.0 mi
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 11.8 mi
- Introductory Buttress: 11.8 mi
- Main Wall: 11.8 mi
- rock overhang: 7.5 mi
- Wolves Den: 7.5 mi
- rock scramble: 7.6 mi
- hole in wall: 7.7 mi
- Greenfield Energy Park: 9.0 mi
- Just Roots Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 16.7 mi
- North Garden: 21.2 mi
- South Garden: 21.2 mi
- Community Garden: 21.3 mi
- Hobo Falls: 10.6 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 11.8 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 13.0 mi
- Twin Cascade: 18.8 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 19.7 mi
- Green Mountain Beach: 14.5 mi
- The Ledges: 14.7 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 15.2 mi
- Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 19.2 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 21.3 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 4.6 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 9.7 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 23.3 mi
- Day Use Area: 16.5 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Leyden State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jolly Mountain | NW 315° | 615 m | 6.3 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NW 304° | 552 m | 6.0 mi |
| Phillips Hill | W 281° | 547 m | 7.0 mi |
| Phillips Hill | WNW 282° | 545 m | 7.2 mi |
| Spruce Hill | WNW 281° | 530 m | 6.2 mi |
| Christian Hill | W 278° | 524 m | 6.4 mi |
| Pennel Hill | WNW 286° | 515 m | 7.6 mi |
| Stone Mountain | WSW 256° | 511 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:34 | 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29857609
Day trips start here
- Charlemont · 9 mi
- Erving · 9 mi
- Gill · 9 mi
- Greenfield · 9 mi
- Montague · 9 mi
- Shelburne · 9 mi
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