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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 668 m in Massachusetts. Mount Greylock stands 1,063 m to the south-southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is East Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 2.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States

Wikidata Q49010075, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
668 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.72925, -73.13010

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Bracewell Park: 2.0 mi
  • Freeman Park: 2.0 mi
  • Brayton Field: 2.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
  • Colgrove Park: 2.3 mi
Historic sites: 35
  • North Adams Veterans Memorial: 2.3 mi
  • Lt. Herbert Allan Field Memorial: 3.4 mi
  • Mausert's Camp: 3.6 mi
  • Hoosac Tunnel - Notch Mountain Alignment Tower: 3.7 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial: 4.2 mi
Museums: 25
Waterfalls: 14
  • Money Brook Falls: 5.0 mi
  • March Cataract Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Peck's Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Lower Peck's Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Twin Cascade: 7.4 mi
Artworks: 12
Attractions: 11
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 5
  • Campers Beach: 3.6 mi
  • The Ledges: 14.9 mi
  • Green Mountain Beach: 19.0 mi
  • Waterfront: 20.4 mi
  • Ashfield Town Beach: 21.8 mi
Gardens: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GreylockSSW 196°1,063 m6.6 mi
Saddle Ball MountainSSW 201°985 m8.3 mi
Mount FitchSSW 197°945 m5.3 mi
Houghton MountainNNE 20°939 m6.6 mi
Mount WilliamsSSW 199°901 m4.5 mi
Scrub HillNNE 12°883 m5.3 mi
Crum HillESE 103°863 m5.7 mi
Spruce HillNNE 13°858 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1519:5220:35
September equinox06:4018:1518:52
December solstice07:2015:3616:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534455665696861493930
Precip in2.52.03.13.13.74.44.14.54.24.33.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Adams Harriman AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 617542 — Bald Mountain, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358275436

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