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Hermit Mountain

Hermit Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hermit Mountain rises to 363 m in Massachusetts. Mount Grace stands 491 m to the north-northeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Hermit's Castle, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 0.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49036069, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
363 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.61538, -72.42446

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Riverfront Park: 1.6 mi
  • Northfield Mountain Riverview Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
  • Millers Falls Riverfront Public Access: 4.2 mi
  • Moores Pond Town Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Town Common: 4.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Hazel's Park: 6.0 mi
  • New Hampshire/Vermont/Massachusetts Tri-State Granite Marker: 7.9 mi
  • Poet's Seat Tower: 8.4 mi
  • Fort House Marker: 9.9 mi
  • Indian Trail Marker: 10.1 mi
Museums: 47
Attractions: 28
  • Hermit's Castle: 0.2 mi
  • Path Continues: 5.4 mi
  • Path Continues: 5.5 mi
  • Path Continues: 5.6 mi
  • Path Continues: 5.6 mi
Cliffs: 23
  • The Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
  • Buoux Buttress: 2.0 mi
  • Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 2.1 mi
  • The Slab: 2.1 mi
  • Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 2.1 mi
Gardens: 22
  • Wendell Community Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Community Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Just Roots Community Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 14.3 mi
  • North Garden: 14.5 mi
Artworks: 22
Beaches: 16
  • Silver Lake Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 12.3 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Hobo Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Bear's Den Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Pulpit Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Royalston Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 11.5 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Covered bridges: 2
Springs: 1
  • Falcon Spring: 23.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Hermit Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GraceNNE 34°491 m6.3 mi
Crag MountainN 9°456 m2.0 mi
Brush MountainN 2°455 m2.6 mi
Bennetts KnobNE 34°444 m6.6 mi
Dry HillSSW 204°423 m5.4 mi
Orcutt HillSSE 159°394 m6.2 mi
Bear MountainS 181°389 m2.0 mi
Upper Bald HillsN 10°382 m3.8 mi
Conditions

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 solstice07:1715:3416:20

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
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 609161 — Hermit Mountain, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358270551

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