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Camels Hump Hill

Camels Hump Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Camels Hump Hill rises to 313 m in Massachusetts. Prospect Hill stands 416 m to the north-northeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 1.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49017745, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
313 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.46953, -72.22258

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Bald Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Whitney Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Carter Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Soapstone Hill: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Town Common: 2.2 mi
  • Town Common: 2.3 mi
  • Rocking Stone Park: 4.1 mi
  • Town Common: 6.8 mi
  • Pine Beach: 7.3 mi
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 2.7 mi
  • Trail Continues: 2.9 mi
  • Old North Dana Depot: 2.9 mi
  • Dead Man's Curve: 3.2 mi
  • Old Schoolhouse: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Williams Homestead Ruins: 2.8 mi
  • Williams Homestead Ruins: 2.8 mi
  • Grave's Landing: 2.9 mi
  • Dana Common Historical Rock: 3.3 mi
  • Dana Common Memorial: 3.3 mi
Museums: 38
Gardens: 28
  • Community Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Wendell Community Garden: 10.4 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 13.8 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 23
  • Overlook: 2.7 mi
  • Indian Kitchen: 4.4 mi
  • The Sanctuary: 13.5 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 13.7 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 13.7 mi
Artworks: 19
Beaches: 17
  • Silver Lake Beach: 9.1 mi
  • Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 13.7 mi
  • North Camping Area Beach: 14.1 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 15.5 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Bear's Den Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Royalston Falls: 17.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 1
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 20.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Camels Hump Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillNNE 27°416 m5.8 mi
Baldwin HillNNE 24°411 m8.4 mi
Ward HillNNE 20°405 m7.4 mi
Pratt HillNNE 13°394 m8.5 mi
Orcutt HillWNW 298°394 m9.1 mi
Packard MountainW 265°386 m6.7 mi
Poor Farm HillWNW 292°384 m6.7 mi
Hawes HillE 99°383 m5.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1319:4820:30
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1615:3416:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635465867727062504030
Precip in2.72.33.43.43.24.13.83.94.34.23.43.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orange Muni AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358270893

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