Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Monterey Hilltop Urban Wild
Monterey Hilltop Urban Wild is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 44 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the south, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Monterey Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.27046, -71.12712
- 0.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 9.6 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 29.4 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 6 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 17 mi
- Lookout Point · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Monterey Hill: 0.1 mi
- Sally Rock: 0.7 mi
- Bearberry Hill: 0.7 mi
- Mount Hope: 0.9 mi
- Bellevue Hill: 1.0 mi
Parks
- Weider Park: 0.2 mi
- McGann Playground: 0.4 mi
- Hillside Street Play Area: 0.7 mi
- Ross Playground: 0.9 mi
- Bellevue Hill Park: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Dell Ave Rock: 0.7 mi
- Stony Brook Reservation: 1.0 mi
- Woodhaven Urban Wild: 1.6 mi
- Roslindale Wetlands: 1.6 mi
- Mother Brook Reservation: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- Bishop Riley: 1.1 mi
- Francis D. Martini Memorial Shell: 1.9 mi
- Paul C. "Puzzy" Carter Marine PFC Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Historic Springhouse: 2.1 mi
- Ghost Bike for Joseph Lee Alan Pielmeier: 2.2 mi
Museums
- Bay State Model Railroad Museum: 1.2 mi
- Loring-Greenough House: 2.8 mi
- Larz Anderson Auto Museum: 2.8 mi
- Fairbanks House: 2.8 mi
- Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House: 3.2 mi
Gardens
- Flower Garden: 1.5 mi
- Leland Street Cooperative Garden: 2.0 mi
- Leland Street Cooperative Garden: 2.0 mi
- Bradley Rosaceous Collection: 2.2 mi
- Lucerne-Balsam Streets Community Garden: 2.3 mi
Artworks
- Drift by Mary Bonina: 2.9 mi
- Taino Mural: 3.6 mi
- Beauty Master Mural: 3.7 mi
- Pimentel Market Mural: 3.7 mi
- Reach: 3.8 mi
Attractions
- Goat: 3.0 mi
- Western Grey Kangaroo: 3.0 mi
- Emu: 3.0 mi
- Andean Condor: 3.1 mi
- Wildebeest: 3.1 mi
Beaches
- Tenean Beach: 4.6 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 5.4 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 5.9 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 5.9 mi
- Fishermans Beach: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 47
- Breakneck Ledge: 3.8 mi
- The Alcove: 4.3 mi
- Upper Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Lower Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 4.6 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Nature's Pavilion: 3.0 mi
- Oak Lea: 3.0 mi
- Pine Knoll: 3.1 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 5.9 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 10.2 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Westwood Rest Area: 4.0 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 6.7 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 20.3 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 20.6 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 12.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 12.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.7 mi
- Boston Light: 12.7 mi
- Rainshed: 12.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 5.3 mi
- Quarry Spring: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 8.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 12.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 13.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.1 miles of Monterey Hilltop Urban Wild. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | S 171° | 193 m | 4.1 mi |
| Chickatawbut Hill | SE 135° | 156 m | 4.7 mi |
| Hancock Hill | SSE 156° | 155 m | 4.0 mi |
| Buck Hill | SE 145° | 151 m | 4.7 mi |
| Fenno Peak | SE 134° | 151 m | 4.8 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | SE 131° | 145 m | 4.8 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | SSE 159° | 140 m | 3.9 mi |
| Tucker Hill | SSE 152° | 133 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29818330
Day trips start here
- Boston/Outer Neighborhoods · 1 mi
- Eastern Massachusetts · 1 mi
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 3 mi
- Dedham · 3 mi
- Milton · 3 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 4 mi
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