Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center
Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 230 m. Crag Mountain stands 456 m to the northeast, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Northfield Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 1.4 miles off.
The trail system for the Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center. Used for hiking, walking, running, Nordic skiing, snowshoeing, horseback riding, etc.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 0.8 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 12.7 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 12.7 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall · 1 mi
- Overlook · 2 mi
- Kiwanis Point · 7 mi
- view to west · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Northfield Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Northfield Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Hermit Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Poplar Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Northfield Mountain Riverview Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
- Millers Falls Riverfront Public Access: 2.9 mi
- Riverfront Park: 3.0 mi
- Unity Park: 4.8 mi
- Town Common: 5.4 mi
- Poet's Seat Tower: 6.7 mi
- Hazel's Park: 7.6 mi
- New Hampshire/Vermont/Massachusetts Tri-State Granite Marker: 7.8 mi
- South Athol WWII Honor Roll: 11.5 mi
- South Athol WWI Honor Roll: 11.5 mi
- Great Falls Discovery Center: 5.0 mi
- Powers Institute Museum: 6.3 mi
- The Warwick Historical Society and Museum: 7.7 mi
- Memorial Hall Museum: 8.8 mi
- Old Academy Building: 10.2 mi
- Hermit's Castle: 1.7 mi
- Path Continues: 6.9 mi
- Path Continues: 7.1 mi
- Path Continues: 7.1 mi
- Path Continues: 7.1 mi
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 0.8 mi
- Introductory Buttress: 0.8 mi
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 0.9 mi
- Main Wall: 0.9 mi
- Overhang Buttress: 0.9 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- Just Roots Community Garden: 8.0 mi
- Community Garden: 10.1 mi
- North Garden: 13.9 mi
- South Garden: 13.9 mi
- Greenfield Money Tree: 8.7 mi
- AISC Steel Sculpture: 15.6 mi
- South Royalston Chicken: 15.8 mi
- Metawampe: 15.8 mi
- Minuteman Statue: 15.9 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 11.6 mi
- Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 13.6 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 13.9 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 14.0 mi
- Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 17.6 mi
- Hobo Falls: 3.7 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 8.3 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 8.4 mi
- Royalston Falls: 12.8 mi
- Doane's Falls: 13.1 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 15.4 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 17.6 mi
- Falcon Spring: 24.9 mi
- Day Use Area: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crag Mountain | NE 44° | 456 m | 2.9 mi |
| Brush Mountain | NNE 33° | 455 m | 3.2 mi |
| Dry Hill | S 186° | 423 m | 4.8 mi |
| Orcutt Hill | SE 145° | 394 m | 6.9 mi |
| Bear Mountain | SE 138° | 389 m | 2.5 mi |
| Notch Mountain | NNE 19° | 389 m | 7.2 mi |
| Upper Bald Hills | NNE 31° | 382 m | 4.5 mi |
| Great Hemlock | NNE 24° | 381 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:34 | 16:20 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenfield #3, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/602224085
Day trips start here
- Gill · 7 mi
- Greenfield · 7 mi
- Deerfield · 9 mi
- Charlemont · 12 mi
- Erving · 12 mi
- Montague · 12 mi
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