Bakke Mountain
Bakke Mountain rises to 780 m in Massachusetts. Mount Greylock stands 1,063 m to the southwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Blackpoll Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 2.4 miles off.
The story
Bakke Mountain is a summit located in the town of Florida, Massachusetts. It was named for Master Sergeant Roald Bakke, who died in the collapse of Texas Tower 4. The mountain is the scene of wildlife and forest conservation efforts and serves as one of the primary sites of the Hoosac Wind Project. The Bakke Mountain Wind Farm is an alternative energy wind plant located on the mountain.
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Wikidata Q4849469, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 780 m
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 5.0 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 9.9 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 15.7 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hot Point · 2 mi
- Hairpin Turn · 2 mi
- Western Summit · 3 mi
- Sunset Rock · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Freeman Park: 4.4 mi
- Kemp Park: 4.4 mi
- Colgrove Park: 4.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
- Bracewell Park: 4.7 mi
- Florida State Forest: 2.1 mi
- Clarksburg State Park: 2.6 mi
- Natural Bridge State Park: 3.6 mi
- Hoosac Range: 3.7 mi
- Reed Brook Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Hoosac Tunnel - Whitcomb Hill Alignment Tower: 4.3 mi
- Hoosac Tunnel - Spruce Hill Alignment Tower: 4.6 mi
- Hoosac Tunnel East Test Portal: 4.6 mi
- North Adams Veterans Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Busby Farm Cellar Hole: 4.9 mi
- Kemp-McCarthy Memorial Museum: 7.3 mi
- Browning Bench Agricultural Museum: 7.4 mi
- Mehlin Museum of Astronomy: 8.8 mi
- Williams College Museum of Art: 8.8 mi
- Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum: 9.1 mi
- Mr. Bling: 4.9 mi
- C.A.V.U. (Skyspace): 4.9 mi
- The Wind Chimes: 7.0 mi
- McKinley Statue: 8.9 mi
- Susan B. Anthony: 9.2 mi
- Antique Truck: 8.1 mi
- Thunderbolt Mountain Coaster: 11.2 mi
- rock scramble: 17.3 mi
- Bridge of Flowers: 17.4 mi
- Wolves Den: 17.5 mi
- Twin Cascade: 4.4 mi
- Tannery Falls: 7.9 mi
- Money Brook Falls: 8.5 mi
- Lower Peck's Falls: 9.5 mi
- Peck's Falls: 9.6 mi
- Hoosac Range: 2.6 mi
- Witts Ledge: 5.1 mi
- Raven Rocks: 8.3 mi
- Whetstone Bluff: 21.7 mi
- Clover Mountain: 23.6 mi
- Campers Beach: 4.6 mi
- The Ledges: 10.5 mi
- Green Mountain Beach: 14.7 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 18.6 mi
- Buxton Garden: 9.8 mi
- Just Roots Community Garden: 22.4 mi
- Yellow Barn Farm: 24.4 mi
- Meditation Gardens: 24.7 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 15.9 mi
- Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge: 16.6 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 18.7 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 24.0 mi
- Day Use Area: 7.9 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Bakke Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Greylock | SW 225° | 1,063 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mount Fitch | SW 229° | 945 m | 8.6 mi |
| Houghton Mountain | NNW 335° | 939 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Williams | SW 234° | 901 m | 7.9 mi |
| Scrub Hill | NW 321° | 883 m | 6.1 mi |
| Crum Hill | SSE 160° | 863 m | 1.9 mi |
| Blackpoll Mountain | SSW 201° | 838 m | 1.1 mi |
| The Dome | WNW 293° | 836 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:36 | 16:22 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1891224 — Bakke Mountain, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
OpenStreetMap element node/358276732
Day trips start here
- Florida · 5 mi
- North Adams · 5 mi
- Adams · 9 mi
- Williamstown · 9 mi
- Wilmington · 12 mi
- Bennington · 14 mi
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