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Mount Holyoke Range Conservation Area

Mount Holyoke Range Conservation Area from directly overhead

Mount Holyoke Range Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 165 m. Mount Lincoln stands 375 m to the east-northeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Hitchcock, a peak 0.4 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2015-06-29

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.31168, -72.54504

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • DonaldCurtis Workshop: 1.4 mi
  • Mary Lyon's Grave: 4.1 mi
  • Eyrie House: 4.4 mi
  • Erie Ruins: 4.4 mi
  • Guy Levy-Despas Monument: 4.5 mi
Parks
  • South Amherst Common: 2.9 mi
  • Groff Park: 3.5 mi
  • Aldrich Field: 3.8 mi
  • Pratt Field: 4.1 mi
  • Abbey Chapel Green: 4.1 mi
Attractions: 47
Gardens: 41
Artworks: 30
Cliffs: 18
Beaches: 10
  • Sandy Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 7.4 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 8.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Bear's Den Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Waterfall: 24.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 9.8 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 9.9 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 9.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 12.0 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 19.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Mount Holyoke Range Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LincolnENE 60°375 m7.2 mi
Pine HillNE 54°371 m8.9 mi
Mount TomSW 228°363 m7.2 mi
East HillENE 78°338 m7.9 mi
Mount NorwottockESE 104°337 m1.8 mi
DeadtopSW 232°333 m6.5 mi
Juckett HillE 84°327 m8.5 mi
West HillENE 72°324 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1419:4820:31
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1715:3616:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635465867727062503930
Precip in3.42.93.53.83.74.54.14.14.64.73.43.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amherst, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/881466020

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