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Wachusett Mountain State Reservation

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Elevation, modelled
512 m
Tallest summit within 7.6 miles
Mount Wachusett609 m · 0.4 mi
Nearest byway
Lost Villages Scenic Byway10.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:29local time
Coordinates
42.4914, -71.8947
Wachusett Mountain State Reservation from directly overhead

Wachusett Mountain State Reservation is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled 512 m. Mount Wachusett stands 609 m to the east-southeast, 0.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Ice Fall, a cliff 0.3 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

Operated by
Division of State Parks and Recreation
Access
Yes

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Wachusett Mountain State Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WachusettESE 112°609 m0.4 mi
Little WachusettS 173°476 m2.0 mi
Pine HillESE 106°440 m1.2 mi
Brown HillSSW 191°401 m2.1 mi
Church RockNNW 334°398 m1.9 mi
Prentiss HillWNW 289°386 m2.5 mi
Ragged HillWNW 287°386 m6.6 mi
Bickford HillNW 324°385 m7.2 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks
Cliffs: 10
Waterfalls: 9
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1119:4620:29
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1515:3316:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465665706861493930
Precip in3.53.03.63.93.74.24.14.54.44.93.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barre Falls DAM, 8 mi away.

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