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Monument Mountain Reservation

Monument Mountain Reservation from directly overhead

Monument Mountain Reservation is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 299 m. Mount Undine stands 669 m to the south-southwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Root Orchards, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 6.5 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
TTOR
Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.24224, -73.34403

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Fountain Pond Park: 0.6 mi
  • Housatonic Common: 1.5 mi
  • Old Maids Park: 2.0 mi
  • John P Tracey Park: 2.7 mi
  • Charles Castranova Park: 2.9 mi
Historic sites: 43
Museums: 37
Waterfalls: 26
Artworks: 25
Attractions: 14
Cliffs: 12
  • Devil’s Pulpit: 0.4 mi
  • Kennedy Cliffs: 8.7 mi
  • Clover Mountain: 17.3 mi
  • Corps Wall: 18.5 mi
  • Murdock Wall: 18.5 mi
Gardens: 8
Beaches: 6
  • Adams Point Beach: 12.2 mi
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 14.2 mi
  • County Beach: 15.6 mi
  • East Beach: 21.2 mi
  • West Beach: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 10.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 13.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Monument Mountain Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount UndineSSW 208°669 m9.9 mi
Mount WilcoxESE 112°642 m4.3 mi
Harvey MountainNW 320°627 m6.4 mi
Mount DarbySW 217°619 m9.6 mi
Mount SterlingSW 221°606 m9.4 mi
Pinnacle PointNW 313°595 m6.9 mi
Dorman MountainE 89°595 m9.4 mi
Tom Ball MountainWNW 303°588 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1819:5120:34
September equinox06:4118:1618:53
December solstice07:2015:3916:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445665696860483728
Precip in3.53.13.73.74.14.84.54.24.54.73.64.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenox Dale, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29785144

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