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Mount Pisgah Conservation Area

Mount Pisgah Conservation Area from directly overhead

Mount Pisgah Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 130 m. Meeting House Hall stands 225 m to the southwest, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Sulphur Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Northborough Conservation Commission
Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.35163, -71.65750

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sulphur Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Mount Pisgah: 0.6 mi
  • Ball Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Ghost Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Barnes Hill: 1.2 mi
Gardens
Parks
  • Howard Street Ball Field: 2.0 mi
  • Memorial Field: 2.2 mi
  • Casey Field: 2.3 mi
  • Assabet Park: 2.5 mi
  • Watson Park: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
  • WW2?: 2.2 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 2.3 mi
  • Hermit Cave: 2.9 mi
  • Temple of Peace: 3.5 mi
  • Frank’s Column: 3.5 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Log Chair: 3.6 mi
  • Clinton Tunnel - East Entrance: 3.8 mi
  • Clinton Tunnel - West Entrance: 3.9 mi
  • Wachusett Dam: 4.0 mi
  • “The Rock” in Marlborough: 5.0 mi
Museums
Beaches: 32
Cliffs: 17
Picnic sites: 17
  • Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 9: 20.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 20.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 20.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascades: 15.9 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Trap Falls: 23.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 20.1 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 11.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.5 miles of Mount Pisgah Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Meeting House HallSW 222°225 m4.2 mi
Rawson HillSW 231°223 m3.5 mi
Longley HillWSW 245°205 m2.2 mi
Bartlett HillSW 216°201 m2.5 mi
Golden HillSSW 209°196 m4.9 mi
Ball HillW 269°195 m1.1 mi
Barnes HillNW 323°195 m1.2 mi
Apron HillW 273°191 m3.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1119:4520:28
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1315:3216:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485968747264524132
Precip in3.63.34.64.43.74.24.04.43.95.13.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1013896748

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