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Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Hill rises to 336 m in Massachusetts. Dry Hill stands 423 m to the northeast, 1.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Pigpen Ledges, a cliff 0.4 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 3.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49020029, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
336 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.52842, -72.48286

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Millers Falls Riverfront Public Access: 3.6 mi
  • Town Common: 4.6 mi
  • Town Common: 4.6 mi
  • Sunderland Town Park: 5.8 mi
  • Northfield Mountain Riverview Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Poet's Seat Tower: 7.0 mi
  • Wildwood Cemetery Memorial Chapel: 9.7 mi
  • Hazel's Park: 9.8 mi
  • William Smith Clark Memorial: 9.8 mi
  • Classic Car Junkyard: 9.9 mi
Museums: 43
Attractions: 29
  • Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 6.3 mi
  • Hermit's Castle: 6.6 mi
  • Greenfield Energy Park: 7.3 mi
  • Path Continues: 8.5 mi
  • Path Continues: 8.6 mi
Gardens: 23
Cliffs: 21
  • Pigpen Ledges: 0.4 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 3.0 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 3.0 mi
  • Roaring Falls: 3.3 mi
  • The Sanctuary: 5.1 mi
Artworks: 17
Beaches: 12
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Silver Lake Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Ashfield Town Beach: 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Bear's Den Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Hobo Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Pulpit Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 16.5 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 24.7 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 24.7 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 24.7 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Chestnut Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dry HillNE 35°423 m1.3 mi
Orcutt HillE 88°394 m5.2 mi
Bear MountainNE 36°389 m5.0 mi
Mount TobySW 225°386 m3.9 mi
Packard MountainSE 125°386 m8.1 mi
Poor Farm HillESE 103°384 m7.2 mi
Brushy MountainS 170°380 m3.8 mi
Locks HillE 99°372 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1319:4920:32
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1715:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212334465867727062503828
Precip in3.43.03.73.73.84.64.54.74.74.93.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leverett #2, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 609133 — Chestnut Hill, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358270539

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