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Ames Hill

Ames Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Ames Hill rises to 326 m in Massachusetts. Dry Hill stands 423 m to the northwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Wyola State Park, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 5.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49008709, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
326 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.50287, -72.42175

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Mount Mineral: 0.7 mi
  • Beech Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Morse Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Locks Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Orcutt Hill: 2.9 mi
Parks
  • Town Common: 3.4 mi
  • Town Common: 3.5 mi
  • Millers Falls Riverfront Public Access: 6.4 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 6.7 mi
  • Kiwanis Bicentennial Park: 7.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Hazel's Park: 8.3 mi
  • South Athol WWI Honor Roll: 8.3 mi
  • South Athol WWII Honor Roll: 8.3 mi
  • Classic Car Junkyard: 8.6 mi
  • Amethyst Brook Labryinth: 9.0 mi
Museums: 42
Attractions: 40
  • Path Continues: 7.0 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.0 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.1 mi
  • Hermit's Castle: 7.6 mi
Gardens: 24
Cliffs: 21
  • Pigpen Ledges: 4.0 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 4.8 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 4.8 mi
  • Roaring Falls: 5.2 mi
  • The Sanctuary: 6.1 mi
Artworks: 18
Beaches: 13
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Silver Lake Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 16.7 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Bear's Den Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Hobo Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Pulpit Falls: 15.6 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 24.4 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 24.4 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 24.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Ames Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dry HillNW 320°423 m3.7 mi
Orcutt HillNE 47°394 m2.9 mi
Bear MountainN 358°389 m5.8 mi
Packard MountainSE 129°386 m4.5 mi
Mount TobyW 260°386 m6.0 mi
Poor Farm HillE 88°384 m3.9 mi
Brushy MountainSW 231°380 m3.2 mi
Locks HillNE 40°372 m1.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1319:4820:31
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1715:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212334465867727062503828
Precip in3.43.03.73.73.84.64.54.74.74.93.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leverett #2, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358270525

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