Poplar Mountain Conservation Area
Poplar Mountain Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 194 m. Crag Mountain stands 456 m to the north-northeast, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Poplar Mountain, a peak 0.2 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 0.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2007-06-29
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 0.8 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 12.1 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 13.2 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall · 2 mi
- Overlook · 3 mi
- Kiwanis Point · 7 mi
- view to west · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Poplar Mountain: 0.2 mi
- Locke Hill: 1.1 mi
- Jerusalem Hill: 1.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Country Hill: 1.8 mi
- Millers Falls Riverfront Public Access: 1.4 mi
- Northfield Mountain Riverview Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Riverfront Park: 3.4 mi
- Town Common: 4.3 mi
- Town Common: 4.3 mi
- Hidden Valley Memorial Forest: 1.8 mi
- Erving Cr 2: 1.8 mi
- Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center: 2.0 mi
- Carson Conservation Restriction: 2.5 mi
- Watershed Protection Area: 2.5 mi
- Poet's Seat Tower: 6.2 mi
- Hazel's Park: 7.9 mi
- New Hampshire/Vermont/Massachusetts Tri-State Granite Marker: 9.8 mi
- South Athol WWII Honor Roll: 11.0 mi
- South Athol WWI Honor Roll: 11.0 mi
- Great Falls Discovery Center: 4.9 mi
- Powers Institute Museum: 7.4 mi
- Memorial Hall Museum: 7.5 mi
- Old Academy Building: 9.0 mi
- The Warwick Historical Society and Museum: 9.3 mi
- Hermit's Castle: 2.9 mi
- Path Continues: 6.9 mi
- Greenfield Energy Park: 6.9 mi
- Path Continues: 7.1 mi
- Path Continues: 7.1 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Just Roots Community Garden: 8.3 mi
- Community Garden: 9.0 mi
- North Garden: 11.9 mi
- South Garden: 11.9 mi
- Buoux Buttress: 1.1 mi
- The Slab: 1.1 mi
- French King Buttress: 1.1 mi
- Overhang Buttress: 1.1 mi
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 1.1 mi
- Greenfield Money Tree: 8.1 mi
- AISC Steel Sculpture: 13.6 mi
- Metawampe: 13.8 mi
- Minuteman Statue: 13.9 mi
- Julius Erving: 13.9 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 11.9 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 11.9 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 12.1 mi
- Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 15.3 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 17.3 mi
- Hobo Falls: 5.8 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 7.7 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 10.4 mi
- Doane's Falls: 14.0 mi
- Doane's Falls: 14.1 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 16.7 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 19.3 mi
- Day Use Area: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Poplar Mountain Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crag Mountain | NNE 31° | 456 m | 4.7 mi |
| Brush Mountain | NNE 25° | 455 m | 5.1 mi |
| Dry Hill | S 182° | 423 m | 2.8 mi |
| Orcutt Hill | SE 130° | 394 m | 5.7 mi |
| Bear Mountain | E 86° | 389 m | 2.1 mi |
| Upper Bald Hills | NNE 25° | 382 m | 6.5 mi |
| Bear Mountain | E 99° | 372 m | 3.0 mi |
| Locks Hill | SE 145° | 372 m | 5.5 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29905886
Day trips start here
- Gill · 7 mi
- Greenfield · 7 mi
- Deerfield · 8 mi
- Charlemont · 11 mi
- Erving · 11 mi
- Montague · 11 mi
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