Onota Lake Conservation Area
Onota Lake Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 330 m. Misery Mountain stands 793 m to the north-northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Ramsey Beach, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Mount Greylock Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 12.5 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 14.2 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 17.5 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Adams Overlook · 12 mi
- Vista · 12 mi
- The Hopper · 12 mi
- Robinson's Point · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ramsey Beach: 0.8 mi
- Ramsey Beach: 0.8 mi
- Onota Lake Dam: 0.9 mi
- Ramsey Beach: 0.9 mi
- Ramsey Beach: 0.9 mi
- Lake Onota Village Park: 1.1 mi
- Pontoosuc Lake Park: 1.5 mi
- Pontoosuc Beach: 1.6 mi
- Wilson Playground: 1.7 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
- Pine Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Honwee Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Berry Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Laurel Hill: 2.4 mi
- Berry Hill: 2.7 mi
- Governor Samuel J. Tilden Monument: 5.5 mi
- Sawmill Dam: 5.6 mi
- Daniel Petithory Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Burbank Dedication: 8.7 mi
- stone chimney: 8.8 mi
- Berkshire Museum: 2.9 mi
- Hancock Shaker Village: 4.9 mi
- Arrowhead: 5.0 mi
- Crane Museum of Papermaking: 5.3 mi
- Blacksmith Museum: 8.7 mi
- Courtyard by Marriott: 7.3 mi
- Copland Sculpture: 9.5 mi
- Susan B. Anthony: 12.4 mi
- McKinley Statue: 12.6 mi
- The Eigth Station - Jesus Speaks to the Women: 13.5 mi
- Cascade on South Brook: 8.5 mi
- Silver Fox Falls: 9.9 mi
- falls: 10.2 mi
- Deer Hill Falls: 11.1 mi
- March Cataract Falls: 11.7 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 4.9 mi
- concrete bases: 7.3 mi
- balanced rock: 7.5 mi
- stone pillar: 7.8 mi
- concrete bases: 7.8 mi
- Flower Garden: 10.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 10.6 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 13.0 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 13.7 mi
- Buxton Garden: 16.8 mi
- Clover Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 8.4 mi
- Raven Rocks: 13.2 mi
- Witts Ledge: 16.7 mi
- Devil’s Pulpit: 16.8 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 8.4 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 16.7 mi
- Campers Beach: 16.9 mi
- Waterfront: 20.0 mi
- County Beach: 23.9 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 7.0 mi
- Day Use Area: 20.2 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Onota Lake Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misery Mountain | NNW 348° | 793 m | 9.5 mi |
| Beoadic Mountain | N 2° | 792 m | 6.7 mi |
| East Mountain | N 3° | 791 m | 7.8 mi |
| Rounds Rock | NNE 29° | 782 m | 8.4 mi |
| Jones Nose | NNE 27° | 778 m | 9.4 mi |
| Sheeps Heaven Mountain | N 1° | 770 m | 6.4 mi |
| Widow Whites Peak | N 6° | 737 m | 4.4 mi |
| Jiminy Peak | N 355° | 726 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pittsfield Muni AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29687410
Day trips start here
- Lanesborough · 3 mi
- Pittsfield · 3 mi
- Hancock · 5 mi
- Dalton · 6 mi
- New Lebanon · 6 mi
- Cheshire · 8 mi
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