Maxwell Brook Wildlife Management Area
Maxwell Brook Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 487 m. Crum Hill stands 863 m to the west-northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Adams Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 2.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2008-06-27
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 7.4 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 11.6 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 12.4 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bissell Bridge Falls · 3 mi
- Lookout · 3 mi
- Overlook · 4 mi
- Sunset Rock · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Adams Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Legate Hill: 1.1 mi
- Todd Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Blueberry Peak: 2.0 mi
- Coon Hill: 2.1 mi
- Meek Cr: 1.6 mi
- Schuster Cr: 2.1 mi
- Dell Road Conservation Area: 2.3 mi
- Rowe Town Forest: 2.3 mi
- Harriet Carpenter Read Forest: 2.5 mi
- Mohawk Park: 2.8 mi
- Hail to the Sunrise Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
- Trail Head Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Field: 9.5 mi
- Windsor Lake Park: 10.6 mi
- Hail to the Sunrise: 2.9 mi
- Quarried Stones: 3.2 mi
- Hoosac Tunnel East Test Portal: 5.6 mi
- Plow: 6.3 mi
- Hoosac Tunnel - Whitcomb Hill Alignment Tower: 6.8 mi
- Kemp-McCarthy Memorial Museum: 1.2 mi
- Browning Bench Agricultural Museum: 1.5 mi
- Buckland Historical Museum: 7.7 mi
- Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum: 9.2 mi
- Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum: 11.7 mi
- Hoosac Range: 7.9 mi
- Witts Ledge: 11.7 mi
- Raven Rocks: 12.9 mi
- Mine Ledge: 21.7 mi
- Introductory Buttress: 22.3 mi
- Twin Cascade: 5.9 mi
- Tannery Falls: 6.9 mi
- Lower Peck's Falls: 13.3 mi
- Peck's Falls: 13.4 mi
- Money Brook Falls: 14.2 mi
- Antique Truck: 3.4 mi
- Thunderbolt Mountain Coaster: 3.9 mi
- rock scramble: 8.9 mi
- Bridge of Flowers: 9.1 mi
- Wolves Den: 9.1 mi
- Mr. Bling: 11.6 mi
- C.A.V.U. (Skyspace): 11.8 mi
- McKinley Statue: 12.4 mi
- Susan B. Anthony: 12.5 mi
- Molly Stark: 13.2 mi
- Campers Beach: 10.4 mi
- The Ledges: 10.9 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 11.2 mi
- Green Mountain Beach: 14.3 mi
- David Musante Beach: 24.2 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 13.1 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 19.4 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 23.9 mi
- Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge: 24.7 mi
- Day Use Area: 3.8 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Just Roots Community Garden: 14.3 mi
- Buxton Garden: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Maxwell Brook Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crum Hill | WNW 289° | 863 m | 7.1 mi |
| Blackpoll Mountain | WNW 291° | 838 m | 8.3 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | WNW 288° | 821 m | 6.3 mi |
| Bakke Mountain | WNW 299° | 780 m | 8.4 mi |
| Jillson Hill | N 5° | 677 m | 4.6 mi |
| Streeter Hill | N 9° | 674 m | 5.3 mi |
| Flat Rock Hill | W 265° | 668 m | 6.7 mi |
| North Hill | NNW 340° | 656 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:51 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:36 | 16:22 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 46 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rowe 3NE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29748233
Day trips start here
- Florida · 6 mi
- Adams · 12 mi
- Charlemont · 12 mi
- Erving · 12 mi
- Montague · 12 mi
- North Adams · 12 mi
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