Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Taconic Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Taconic Mountain Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 621 m. Mount Greylock stands 1,063 m to the east, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is E. Howe Forbush Sanctuary, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 4.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1999-07-15
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.63971, -73.30104
- 4.7 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 5.3 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 16.2 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 21.5 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
- The Hopper · 6 mi
- Williamstown view · 6 mi
- Vista · 6 mi
- Fitch Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- E. Howe Forbush Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
- Hancock Wildlife Management Area: 2.1 mi
- Hancock Wildlife Management Area: 2.5 mi
- Misery Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
- Field Farm: 3.0 mi
Peaks
- Misery Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Misery Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Brodie Mountain: 2.9 mi
- East Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Berlin Mountain: 3.7 mi
Parks
- Blair Hiking Area: 2.9 mi
- Margaret Lindley Park: 4.8 mi
- Mount Hope Park: 5.3 mi
- Cherry Plain State Park: 5.7 mi
- Denison Park: 6.8 mi
Historic sites
- Tenney Home: 5.6 mi
- Massachusetts Veterans War Memorial Tower: 6.9 mi
- 1753 House: 6.9 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Dragon: 7.5 mi
Museums: 51
- Lunder Center at Stone Hill: 6.2 mi
- Williamstown House of Local History: 6.8 mi
- Farm Museum: 7.0 mi
- Williams College Museum of Art: 7.0 mi
- Mehlin Museum of Astronomy: 7.1 mi
Artworks: 49
- Thomas Schütte Crystal: 6.2 mi
- Jenny Holzer Benches: 6.4 mi
- Jenny Holzer Benches: 6.5 mi
- The Wind Chimes: 8.2 mi
- McKinley Statue: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 33
- Mountain Coaster: 5.9 mi
- Sentinels: 9.1 mi
- Grandfather Rock: 9.2 mi
- concrete bases: 18.0 mi
- balanced rock: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 28
- Haley Falls: 4.5 mi
- Deer Hill Falls: 5.6 mi
- March Cataract Falls: 6.2 mi
- Money Brook Falls: 7.0 mi
- Silver Fox Falls: 7.1 mi
Gardens: 26
- Buxton Garden: 7.0 mi
- Troy Botanical Garden: 17.8 mi
- Troy Rocks: 20.4 mi
- Tenth Street Community Garden: 20.5 mi
- Wildflowers: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Raven Rocks: 8.3 mi
- Witts Ledge: 10.1 mi
- Clover Mountain: 10.6 mi
- Hoosac Range: 13.8 mi
- Crystal Cliff: 14.3 mi
Beaches: 4
- Campers Beach: 11.1 mi
- Waterfront: 12.6 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 16.7 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
- James Jeffords Welcome Center Bennington: 18.9 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 21.7 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 24.9 mi
Springs: 2
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 15.2 mi
- Spring Avenue Spring: 19.9 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge: 19.0 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 19.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Day Use Area: 18.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Davis: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Taconic Mountain Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Greylock | E 91° | 1,063 m | 6.9 mi |
| Saddle Ball Mountain | ESE 105° | 985 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Fitch | E 81° | 945 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Williams | ENE 75° | 901 m | 7.5 mi |
| Berlin Mountain | NNE 12° | 853 m | 3.7 mi |
| Mount Prospect | ENE 75° | 816 m | 6.2 mi |
| Misery Mountain | SSW 210° | 793 m | 1.7 mi |
| Beoadic Mountain | SSE 161° | 792 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:37 | 16:23 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 34 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Adams Harriman AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29786652
Day trips start here
- New Ashford · 4 mi
- Hancock · 7 mi
- Williamstown · 7 mi
- Adams · 9 mi
- Cheshire · 9 mi
- Lanesborough · 9 mi
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