Berry Hill
Berry Hill rises to 666 m in Massachusetts. Beoadic Mountain stands 792 m to the north-northeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Berry Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Mount Greylock Scenic Byway passes 5.4 miles off.
The story
Berry Hill, 2,200 feet (670 m), is a prominent mountain in the Taconic Mountains of western Massachusetts. The mountain is located in Pittsfield State Forest and is traversed by a short spur trail from a park automobile road. The Taconic Crest hiking trail and the multi-use Taconic Skyline Trail are located nearby. The mountain is known for its wild azalea fields. Its slopes are wooded with northern hardwood forest species. A park loop automobile road nearly encircles the summit, and a campground, maintained for summer use, is located just to the south of the summit. Berry Pond, 2,150 feet (660 m), presumed the highest natural pond in the state of Massachusetts, is located on the ridge between Berry Hill and Berry Mountain to the south. The mountain is located within Hancock, Massachusetts. The ridgeline continues south from Berry Hill as Berry Mountain; it continues north as Honwee Mountain. Berry Hill is bordered by West Hill to the west across the Wyomanock Creek valley. The west side of the mountain drains into Berry Pond Creek, then Wyomanock Creek, thence into Kinderhook Creek, the Hudson River and Long Island Sound. The east side drains into Lulu Creek, thence into Onota Lake, the Housatonic River, and Long Island Sound.
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Wikidata Q4894799, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 666 m
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 13.0 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 14.6 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 19.8 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Adams Overlook · 12 mi
- The Hopper · 12 mi
- Robinson's Point · 12 mi
- Fitch Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Berry Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Honwee Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Tower Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Pine Mountain: 1.0 mi
- The Pinnacle: 1.2 mi
- Governor Samuel J. Tilden Monument: 4.2 mi
- Sawmill Dam: 4.9 mi
- Daniel Petithory Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Burbank Dedication: 10.1 mi
- stone chimney: 11.1 mi
- Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
- Shatford Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
- Lake Onota Village Park: 3.7 mi
- Pontoosuc Lake Park: 3.9 mi
- Pontoosuc Beach: 3.9 mi
- Berkshire Museum: 5.4 mi
- Hancock Shaker Village: 5.6 mi
- Arrowhead: 7.4 mi
- Crane Museum of Papermaking: 7.7 mi
- Blacksmith Museum: 10.6 mi
- Balance Rock State Park: 2.5 mi
- Onota Lake Conservation Area: 2.7 mi
- Ramsey Beach: 3.3 mi
- Onota Lake Dam: 3.5 mi
- Widow White: 4.1 mi
- Courtyard by Marriott: 9.3 mi
- Copland Sculpture: 11.0 mi
- Susan B. Anthony: 12.7 mi
- McKinley Statue: 12.8 mi
- Thomas Schütte Crystal: 14.5 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 3.4 mi
- concrete bases: 9.1 mi
- balanced rock: 9.3 mi
- stone pillar: 9.7 mi
- Edith Wharton's Home: 12.3 mi
- Cascade on South Brook: 9.4 mi
- Silver Fox Falls: 9.9 mi
- Hoags Corners Falls: 9.9 mi
- Deer Hill Falls: 10.6 mi
- March Cataract Falls: 11.3 mi
- Walled Garden: 12.5 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 14.5 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 15.3 mi
- Buxton Garden: 15.6 mi
- Heritage Garden: 21.4 mi
- Clover Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 9.9 mi
- Raven Rocks: 13.1 mi
- Crystal Cliff: 15.9 mi
- Witts Ledge: 16.4 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 8.3 mi
- Campers Beach: 16.8 mi
- Waterfront: 17.4 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 19.3 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 23.9 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 6.7 mi
- Spring Avenue Spring: 23.2 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 18.7 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 24.5 mi
- Day Use Area: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Berry Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beoadic Mountain | NNE 24° | 792 m | 5.5 mi |
| East Mountain | NNE 22° | 791 m | 6.6 mi |
| Rounds Rock | NE 47° | 782 m | 8.3 mi |
| Jones Nose | NE 43° | 778 m | 9.1 mi |
| Sheeps Heaven Mountain | NNE 25° | 770 m | 5.1 mi |
| Widow Whites Peak | NE 43° | 737 m | 3.6 mi |
| Jiminy Peak | NE 35° | 726 m | 2.9 mi |
| Honwee Mountain | E 85° | 698 m | 0.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pittsfield Muni AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 607316 — Berry Hill, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
OpenStreetMap element node/358269491
Day trips start here
- Hancock · 2 mi
- Lanesborough · 5 mi
- New Lebanon · 5 mi
- Pittsfield · 5 mi
- New Ashford · 8 mi
- Cheshire · 9 mi
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