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Stone Hill Conservation Area

Stone Hill Conservation Area from directly overhead

Stone Hill Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 124 m. Mount Lincoln stands 375 m to the northeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Lithia Springs, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1990-08-24

What to expect

Operated by
Town of South Hadley Conservation Commission
Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.29438, -72.54776

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Aldrich Field: 2.9 mi
  • Abbey Chapel Green: 3.0 mi
  • Skinner Green: 3.0 mi
  • Creighton Lawn: 3.1 mi
  • Abbey Green: 3.2 mi
Attractions: 47
Gardens: 41
Artworks: 30
Cliffs: 18
Beaches: 11
  • Rainbow Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 8.6 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Bear's Den Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Waterfall: 23.1 mi
  • Cascade: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 8.8 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 8.9 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 8.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 10.8 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 17.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Stone Hill Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LincolnNE 53°375 m8.0 mi
Pine HillNE 49°371 m9.8 mi
Mount TomSW 235°363 m6.3 mi
East HillENE 70°338 m8.4 mi
Mount NorwottockENE 68°337 m2.0 mi
DeadtopWSW 240°333 m5.7 mi
Juckett HillENE 77°327 m8.9 mi
West HillENE 63°324 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1419:4820:31
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1715:3616:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635465867727062503930
Precip in3.42.93.53.83.74.54.14.14.64.73.43.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amherst, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/753704603

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