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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

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
Peaks
Historic sites: 33
  • 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: 11
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 10.3 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GreylockSSW1,063 m6.6 mi
Saddle Ball MountainSSW985 m8.3 mi
Mount FitchSSW945 m5.3 mi
Houghton MountainNNE939 m6.6 mi
Mount WilliamsSSW901 m4.5 mi
Scrub HillNNE883 m5.3 mi
Crum HillESE863 m5.7 mi
Berlin MountainWSW853 m8.3 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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