Pittsfield State Forest
Pittsfield State Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 397 m. Widow Whites Peak stands 737 m to the north-northeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bates Memorial State Park, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 10 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1994
How to reach it
- 10.0 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 10.7 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 19.1 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 21.2 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 13 mi
- Adams Overlook · 17 mi
- Vista · 17 mi
- The Hopper · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bates Memorial State Park: 0.8 mi
- Pittsfield State Forest: 1.0 mi
- Richmond Conservation: 1.1 mi
- Hollow Fields Reserve: 1.2 mi
- Pittsfield State Forest: 1.3 mi
- Perry Peak: 1.2 mi
- Shaker Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Mount Lebanon: 2.2 mi
- Doll Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Osceola Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Japanese Knotweed: 1.7 mi
- Japanese Knotweed: 1.7 mi
- Abode of the Message: 1.7 mi
- Wild Acres Park: 3.7 mi
- Osceola Park: 3.7 mi
- Sawmill Dam: 2.5 mi
- Governor Samuel J. Tilden Monument: 3.7 mi
- Burbank Dedication: 4.6 mi
- stone chimney: 7.9 mi
- St. Francis: 9.7 mi
- Hancock Shaker Village: 0.9 mi
- Berkshire Museum: 5.4 mi
- Arrowhead: 5.5 mi
- Blacksmith Museum: 6.0 mi
- The Mount: 7.6 mi
- Courtyard by Marriott: 5.3 mi
- Copland Sculpture: 5.7 mi
- The Eigth Station - Jesus Speaks to the Women: 9.7 mi
- The Seventh Station - Jesus Falls the Second Time: 9.7 mi
- The Ninth Station - Jesus Falls the Third Time: 9.7 mi
- falls: 9.5 mi
- Hoags Corners Falls: 11.8 mi
- Cascade on South Brook: 14.0 mi
- Silver Fox Falls: 15.5 mi
- Deer Hill Falls: 16.4 mi
- concrete bases: 4.5 mi
- balanced rock: 4.7 mi
- concrete bases: 5.2 mi
- stone pillar: 5.3 mi
- Edith Wharton's Home: 7.4 mi
- Flower Garden: 7.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 7.6 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 8.8 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 9.7 mi
- Community Garden: 15.0 mi
- Clover Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 4.7 mi
- Devil’s Pulpit: 12.5 mi
- Crystal Cliff: 18.4 mi
- Raven Rocks: 18.7 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 3.1 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 16.9 mi
- Waterfront: 21.3 mi
- Campers Beach: 22.4 mi
- County Beach: 22.9 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 17.7 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 24.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 22.4 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 2.1 mi
- Questing: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Pittsfield State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widow Whites Peak | NNE 27° | 737 m | 9.5 mi |
| Jiminy Peak | NNE 23° | 726 m | 8.9 mi |
| Honwee Mountain | NNE 24° | 698 m | 6.4 mi |
| Rounds Mountain | N 6° | 685 m | 9.9 mi |
| Rounds Mountain | N 6° | 683 m | 9.9 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NNE 21° | 680 m | 5.1 mi |
| Potter Mountain | NNE 25° | 678 m | 9.2 mi |
| Tower Mountain | NNE 14° | 670 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:39 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29785131
Day trips start here
- New Lebanon · 3 mi
- Lenox · 6 mi
- Pittsfield · 6 mi
- Hancock · 8 mi
- Lanesborough · 9 mi
- Dalton · 10 mi
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