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Borden Mountain

Borden Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Borden Mountain rises to 761 m in Massachusetts. Mount Greylock stands 1,063 m to the west-northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Lewis Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 3.3 miles off.

The story

Borden Mountain is located in the Savoy Mountain State Forest in Savoy, Massachusetts, USA. The summit features a fire lookout tower.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q4944502, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
761 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.60120, -73.02677

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Lewis Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Spruce Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Rowe Lot Hill: 2.7 mi
  • West Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Burnett: 4.0 mi
Parks
  • Siara Street Field: 4.6 mi
  • Albert Reid Field: 4.8 mi
  • Stafford Hill Memorial: 4.8 mi
  • Liberty Street Field: 4.9 mi
  • Town Common: 4.9 mi
Historic sites: 47
  • Plow: 4.6 mi
  • Stafford Hill Memorial: 4.9 mi
  • Busby Farm Cellar Hole: 5.0 mi
  • Hoosac Tunnel - Whitcomb Hill Alignment Tower: 5.1 mi
  • Hoosac Tunnel East Test Portal: 5.3 mi
Museums: 30
Attractions: 19
Artworks: 15
Waterfalls: 13
  • Tannery Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Twin Cascade: 5.4 mi
  • Lower Peck's Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Peck's Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Cascade on South Brook: 6.8 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Campers Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Ashfield Town Beach: 12.7 mi
  • The Ledges: 17.9 mi
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 21.3 mi
  • Green Mountain Beach: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 22.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Borden Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GreylockWNW 289°1,063 m7.5 mi
Saddle Ball MountainW 278°985 m8.4 mi
Mount FitchWNW 299°945 m7.8 mi
Mount WilliamsNW 305°901 m8.1 mi
Crum HillN 3°863 m7.6 mi
Blackpoll MountainN 355°838 m8.3 mi
Spruce MountainN 8°821 m7.3 mi
Mount ProspectWNW 298°816 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1519:5120:34
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:2015:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192129415160646357453626

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Hawley, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358276363

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