McLennan Reservation
McLennan Reservation is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 351 m. Walling Mountain stands 675 m to the north, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 3.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 15.0 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 22.6 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 6 mi
- Adams Overlook · 29 mi
- Vista · 29 mi
- Ragged Mountain · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Kingsbury Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Dorman Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Baldy Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Cobble Hill: 2.5 mi
- Ashintully Gardens: 0.6 mi
- Sunset Farm: 0.8 mi
- Tyringham Wildlife Conservation Easement: 1.7 mi
- Long Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 1.8 mi
- Steadman Pond Reserve: 1.9 mi
- Town Park: 2.3 mi
- Bidwell Park: 3.6 mi
- East Lee Park: 5.9 mi
- Athletic Field: 6.6 mi
- South Lee Park: 6.6 mi
- Charcoal Hearth - 19th century: 2.3 mi
- McCollum Cellar Hole: 2.4 mi
- Chimney and foundation of old 19th century Sugar House: 2.4 mi
- Old Spring: 2.5 mi
- Old Barn Foundation: 2.6 mi
- Carriage Barn - Exhibits: 2.5 mi
- Bidwell House Museum: 2.5 mi
- Horse Barn Exhibits: 2.5 mi
- Piggery - Exhibits: 2.5 mi
- Procter Museum & Archives: 8.2 mi
- falls: 8.9 mi
- Campbell Falls: 12.5 mi
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 12.8 mi
- Marguerite Falls: 13.3 mi
- Glendale Falls: 13.8 mi
- Divine Mercy: 8.4 mi
- Divine Mercy: 8.4 mi
- The Twelfth Station - Jesus Dies Upon the Cross: 8.4 mi
- The Eleventh Station - Jesus Is Nailed to the Cross: 8.5 mi
- The Thirteenth Station - Jesus Is Taken Down from the Cross: 8.5 mi
- Becket Center Historic District: 6.8 mi
- Edith Wharton's Home: 9.5 mi
- Orchard City Millage Sign: 10.6 mi
- Sheffield Covered Bridge: 11.5 mi
- stone pillar: 11.8 mi
- Heritage Garden: 2.5 mi
- Herb Gardens: 2.5 mi
- Flower Gardens: 2.5 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 8.8 mi
- Walled Garden: 9.4 mi
- Devil’s Pulpit: 8.7 mi
- Corps Wall: 11.7 mi
- Murdock Wall: 11.7 mi
- Grotto: 11.7 mi
- Progressive Buttress: 11.8 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 18.4 mi
- Big Spring: 20.5 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 21.7 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 22.4 mi
- Hermit spring: 25.0 mi
- County Beach: 6.8 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 7.1 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 18.0 mi
- Holland Beach: 21.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 15.6 mi
- Questing: 8.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of McLennan Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walling Mountain | N 7° | 675 m | 6.2 mi |
| Becket Mountain | NNE 14° | 663 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Wilcox | W 268° | 642 m | 4.8 mi |
| Bald Top | N 4° | 624 m | 7.9 mi |
| Wadsworth Hill | NE 39° | 606 m | 6.0 mi |
| Dorman Mountain | NNE 22° | 595 m | 1.6 mi |
| Sky Hill | WNW 294° | 585 m | 4.1 mi |
| Kingsbury Mountain | E 99° | 581 m | 1.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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, 9 mi away.
- northern maidenhair fern18 obs
- Creeping Foamflower17 obs
- Virginia waterleaf13 obs
- Christmas fern12 obs
- alder buckthorn12 obs
- Eastern Newt10 obs
- hobblebush10 obs
- American beech9 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/29785376
Day trips start here
- Berkshires · 4 mi
- Monterey · 4 mi
- Otis · 5 mi
- Lee · 7 mi
- Becket · 9 mi
- Stockbridge · 9 mi
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