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Tyringham Cobble

Tyringham Cobble from directly overhead

Tyringham Cobble is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 304 m. Walling Mountain stands 675 m to the north-northeast, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Cobble Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 3.4 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1963

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.24730, -73.20978

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Cobble Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Baldy Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Sky Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Round Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Dorman Mountain: 2.5 mi
Parks
  • Town Park: 0.3 mi
  • East Lee Park: 3.6 mi
  • South Lee Park: 4.1 mi
  • Athletic Field: 4.1 mi
  • Little League Field: 4.3 mi
Historic sites: 40
  • McCollum Cellar Hole: 2.3 mi
  • Charcoal Hearth - 19th century: 2.3 mi
  • Chimney and foundation of old 19th century Sugar House: 2.6 mi
  • Old Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Old Barn Foundation: 2.7 mi
Museums: 37
Waterfalls: 31
  • falls: 7.0 mi
  • Campbell Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Lower Falls: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 18
Gardens: 16
Cliffs: 13
  • Devil’s Pulpit: 6.6 mi
  • Kennedy Cliffs: 9.7 mi
  • Corps Wall: 14.2 mi
  • Murdock Wall: 14.2 mi
  • Grotto: 14.2 mi
Beaches: 4
Springs: 4
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 15.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.9 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 23.9 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 15.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Walling MountainNNE 31°675 m5.1 mi
Becket MountainNE 41°663 m5.0 mi
Mount WilcoxSW 236°642 m3.5 mi
Bald TopNNE 22°624 m6.6 mi
Wadsworth HillENE 63°606 m6.4 mi
October MountainN 358°598 m8.4 mi
Dorman MountainE 96°595 m2.5 mi
Tom Ball MountainW 279°588 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1719:5120:34
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1915:3916:24

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, 6 mi away.

  • northern maidenhair fern22 obs
  • Virginia waterleaf19 obs
  • pale jewelweed16 obs
  • purple-flowered raspberry13 obs
  • red trillium10 obs
  • sharp-lobed hepatica10 obs
  • Beech Leaf Disease10 obs
  • Creeping Foamflower9 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/29785019

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