Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Leyden Woods
Leyden Woods is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Massamet Mountain stands 485 m to the west, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Esleeck Cr, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 0.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Greenfield Conservation Commission
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.61973, -72.62019
- 0.9 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 5.3 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 6.9 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 16.0 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- view to west · 5 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 6 mi
- Waterfall · 9 mi
- Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Esleeck Cr: 0.9 mi
- Esleeck Cr: 0.9 mi
- Industrial Land: 1.8 mi
- Westwood Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Shelburne Road Conservation Land: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Lunt Field: 1.7 mi
- Shattuck Park: 1.7 mi
- Hillside Park: 1.9 mi
- Greenfield Skate Park: 2.2 mi
- Beacon Field: 2.3 mi
Peaks
- Shearer Hill: 1.9 mi
- Greenfield Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Shelburne Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Bellows Hill: 3.0 mi
- Canada Hill: 3.0 mi
Historic sites: 55
- Poet's Seat Tower: 2.4 mi
- Massachusetts-Vermont Border Monument: 8.3 mi
- New Hampshire/Vermont/Massachusetts Tri-State Granite Marker: 11.1 mi
- Bee Hive Kiln: 13.8 mi
- Mill River Dam: 14.0 mi
Museums: 37
- Great Falls Discovery Center: 3.3 mi
- Powers Institute Museum: 5.0 mi
- Memorial Hall Museum: 5.3 mi
- Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum: 6.2 mi
- Buckland Historical Museum: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 23
- Greenfield Energy Park: 2.5 mi
- Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 5.1 mi
- rock overhang: 5.1 mi
- Wolves Den: 5.2 mi
- hole in wall: 5.3 mi
Gardens: 21
- Just Roots Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 12.4 mi
- North Garden: 14.8 mi
- South Garden: 14.8 mi
- Franklin Permaculture Garden: 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Introductory Buttress: 8.2 mi
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 8.2 mi
- Main Wall: 8.2 mi
- Overhang Buttress: 8.2 mi
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 16
- Greenfield Money Tree: 2.3 mi
- AISC Steel Sculpture: 16.3 mi
- Jack Leaman: 16.5 mi
- Julius Erving: 16.5 mi
- John Calipari: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Hobo Falls: 9.8 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 13.3 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 15.9 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 18.4 mi
- Tannery Falls: 19.5 mi
Beaches: 11
- Ashfield Town Beach: 11.0 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 14.9 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 15.0 mi
- David Musante Beach: 18.9 mi
- The Ledges: 19.7 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Green River Covered Bridge: 11.0 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Day Use Area: 16.6 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Leyden Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massamet Mountain | W 260° | 485 m | 5.0 mi |
| Flag Mountain | WSW 240° | 427 m | 7.0 mi |
| Houghton Hill | WNW 289° | 423 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Hope | NW 306° | 422 m | 5.2 mi |
| Patten Hill | W 277° | 418 m | 4.9 mi |
| Massaemett Mountain | W 270° | 417 m | 4.9 mi |
| Frizzell Hill | N 5° | 399 m | 5.4 mi |
| Bald Hill | WNW 296° | 392 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:35 | 16:21 |
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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29905820
Day trips start here
- Gill · 2 mi
- Greenfield · 2 mi
- Charlemont · 4 mi
- Erving · 4 mi
- Montague · 4 mi
- Shelburne · 4 mi
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