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Sedgwick Reservation

Sedgwick Reservation from directly overhead

Sedgwick Reservation is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 273 m. Walling Mountain stands 675 m to the east-northeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Laurel Hill, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 3.3 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Laurel Hill Association

How to reach it

Coordinates42.27430, -73.29736

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Lauras Tower: 0.3 mi
  • Evergreen Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Beartown Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Beartown Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 2.8 mi
Parks
Historic sites: 43
  • Butler Seat: 0.7 mi
  • Rostrum: 0.7 mi
  • St. John Paul II: 1.2 mi
  • St. Francis: 1.2 mi
  • St. Faustina: 1.2 mi
Museums: 37
Waterfalls: 29
Attractions: 15
  • Edith Wharton's Home: 4.1 mi
  • Orchard City Millage Sign: 6.5 mi
  • concrete bases: 6.7 mi
  • stone pillar: 6.7 mi
  • balanced rock: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Devil’s Pulpit: 2.9 mi
  • Kennedy Cliffs: 6.4 mi
  • Clover Mountain: 15.4 mi
  • Corps Wall: 18.3 mi
  • Murdock Wall: 18.3 mi
Gardens: 8
Beaches: 5
  • Adams Point Beach: 11.2 mi
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 11.4 mi
  • County Beach: 14.1 mi
  • East Beach: 24.3 mi
  • Oakdale Beach: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 13.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 11.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Sedgwick Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Walling MountainENE 71°675 m7.6 mi
Becket MountainENE 76°663 m8.0 mi
Yokun SeatN 357°645 m8.8 mi
Mount WilcoxSSE 157°642 m4.1 mi
Harvey MountainWNW 292°627 m7.1 mi
Bald TopENE 58°624 m8.1 mi
Wadsworth HillE 84°606 m10.2 mi
October MountainNNE 33°598 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1819:5120:34
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2015:3916:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445665696860483728
Precip in3.53.13.73.74.14.84.54.24.54.73.64.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenox Dale, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29785289

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