Molly Stark State Park
Molly Stark State Park is a nature reserve in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 615 m. Mount Snow stands 1,092 m to the northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Olga, a peak 0.4 miles away. Molly Stark Scenic Byway runs past it.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 9.3 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 15.5 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 12.7 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 1 mi
- stone post view · 14 mi
- Bissell Bridge Falls · 16 mi
- Lookout · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Olga: 0.4 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Higley Hill: 3.0 mi
- Central Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Blue Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Hogback Mountain Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center: 9.5 mi
- Bennett Cr: 9.8 mi
- Bennett Cr: 9.9 mi
- Harriet Carpenter Read Forest: 10.2 mi
- Baker Field: 3.1 mi
- Beaver Brook Park: 3.3 mi
- Birchwood Recreation Center: 4.5 mi
- Old Muster Ground: 6.3 mi
- Dover Park: 6.9 mi
- Massachusetts-Vermont Border Monument: 10.7 mi
- Hinsdale Raceway: 14.6 mi
- Hoosac Tunnel East Test Portal: 15.5 mi
- Hail to the Sunrise: 15.6 mi
- Quarried Stones: 15.6 mi
- Browning Bench Agricultural Museum: 11.5 mi
- Kemp-McCarthy Memorial Museum: 12.1 mi
- Brattleboro Museum & Art Center: 12.9 mi
- Antique Carriage and Sleigh Museum: 15.4 mi
- Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum: 17.8 mi
- Mine Ledge: 13.9 mi
- Hoosac Range: 15.7 mi
- Witts Ledge: 18.9 mi
- Whetstone Bluff: 19.4 mi
- Raven Rocks: 21.9 mi
- Molly Stark: 3.3 mi
- Stratton Bear: 17.7 mi
- Mr. Bling: 18.6 mi
- Bear: 18.7 mi
- C.A.V.U. (Skyspace): 18.7 mi
- Twin Cascade: 15.6 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 16.4 mi
- Tannery Falls: 18.5 mi
- Hamilton Falls: 19.8 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 22.3 mi
- Antique Truck: 15.8 mi
- rock scramble: 16.1 mi
- Wolves Den: 16.2 mi
- Thunderbolt Mountain Coaster: 16.3 mi
- rock overhang: 16.3 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 9.0 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 11.4 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 14.8 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 21.8 mi
- Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge: 22.9 mi
- Green Mountain Beach: 1.8 mi
- The Ledges: 3.5 mi
- Campers Beach: 18.3 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 22.3 mi
- Just Roots Community Garden: 17.8 mi
- Buxton Garden: 22.8 mi
- Yellow Barn Farm: 23.4 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- Day Use Area: 16.1 mi
- Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Molly Stark State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Snow | NW 322° | 1,092 m | 9.4 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | NW 308° | 1,044 m | 7.0 mi |
| Rice Hill | N 354° | 895 m | 8.8 mi |
| Whites Hill | N 2° | 803 m | 9.4 mi |
| Dutch Hill | WSW 253° | 796 m | 10.1 mi |
| Cooper Hill | N 355° | 782 m | 6.8 mi |
| Stamford and Woodford Plateau | W 276° | 781 m | 11.6 mi |
| Johnson Hill | NNW 340° | 752 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:51 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:35 | 16:21 |
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, 9 mi away.
- Eastern Newt42 obs
- Hickory Tussock Moth25 obs
- Mallard24 obs
- Narrowleaf Gentian24 obs
- sensitive fern22 obs
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander20 obs
- yellow trout lily20 obs
- balsam fir19 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1227499273
Day trips start here
- Wilmington · 3 mi
- Brattleboro · 13 mi
- Florida · 16 mi
- Charlemont · 19 mi
- Erving · 19 mi
- Montague · 19 mi
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