Ripley Conservation Land
Ripley Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 315 m. Walling Mountain stands 675 m to the east, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Dunn Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 2.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 17.2 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 19.2 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 26.6 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 6 mi
- Adams Overlook · 24 mi
- Vista · 24 mi
- Robinson's Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dunn Park: 0.7 mi
- Edith Wharton Park: 1.8 mi
- Bidwell Park: 1.9 mi
- Edith Wharton Park: 1.9 mi
- South Lee Park: 1.9 mi
- Stockbridge Conservation Land: 0.8 mi
- Kampoosa Fen Wildlife Management Area: 1.0 mi
- Longcope Property: 1.3 mi
- Laurel Hill: 1.7 mi
- Rostrum Reservation: 1.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 0.9 mi
- The Pinnacle: 2.1 mi
- Lauras Tower: 2.3 mi
- Lanier Hill: 2.8 mi
- Beartown Mountain: 3.1 mi
- St. Francis: 1.4 mi
- St. Faustina: 1.5 mi
- St. John Paul II: 1.5 mi
- Rostrum: 1.9 mi
- Butler Seat: 1.9 mi
- Naumkeag Museum: 1.6 mi
- Procter Museum & Archives: 1.8 mi
- The Mount: 1.9 mi
- Studio: 2.5 mi
- Norman Rockwell Museum: 2.6 mi
- falls: 5.4 mi
- Lower Falls: 16.3 mi
- Upper Falls: 16.3 mi
- Bash Bish Falls: 16.7 mi
- Glendale Falls: 16.9 mi
- Edith Wharton's Home: 2.0 mi
- concrete bases: 4.7 mi
- stone pillar: 4.7 mi
- balanced rock: 5.0 mi
- concrete bases: 5.2 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 4.4 mi
- Devil’s Pulpit: 4.7 mi
- Clover Mountain: 13.5 mi
- Corps Wall: 19.7 mi
- Murdock Wall: 19.7 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 1.7 mi
- Walled Garden: 1.9 mi
- Flower Garden: 2.0 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 2.3 mi
- Heritage Garden: 7.5 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 9.7 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 11.0 mi
- County Beach: 14.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 15.5 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 10.3 mi
- Questing: 12.7 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Ripley Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walling Mountain | E 86° | 675 m | 6.8 mi |
| Becket Mountain | E 91° | 663 m | 7.4 mi |
| Yokun Seat | N 353° | 645 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mount Wilcox | SSE 168° | 642 m | 6.0 mi |
| Perry Peak | NNW 331° | 631 m | 9.3 mi |
| Harvey Mountain | W 275° | 627 m | 6.9 mi |
| Warner Hill | NE 42° | 627 m | 10.6 mi |
| Bald Top | ENE 71° | 624 m | 6.9 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 | 19:51 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| 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 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenox Dale, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29787087
Day trips start here
- Lee · 2 mi
- Stockbridge · 2 mi
- Lenox · 4 mi
- October Mountain State Forest · 7 mi
- Great Barrington · 8 mi
- Monterey · 9 mi
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