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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

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
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
Peaks
Museums: 47
Nature reserves: 43
Attractions: 24
  • Hermit's Castle: 0.2 mi
  • Path Continues: 5.4 mi
  • Greenfield Energy Park: 9.3 mi
  • Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 10.3 mi
  • Stone Bridge: 11.5 mi
Artworks: 22
Gardens: 20
  • Wendell Community Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Just Roots Community Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 14.3 mi
  • North Garden: 14.5 mi
  • South Garden: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • The Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
  • Buoux Buttress: 2.0 mi
  • Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 2.1 mi
  • The Slab: 2.1 mi
  • French King Buttress: 2.1 mi
Beaches: 15
  • 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: 8
  • 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 6.7 miles of Hermit Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GraceNNE491 m6.3 mi
Crag MountainN456 m2.0 mi
Brush MountainN455 m2.6 mi
Bennetts KnobNE444 m6.6 mi
Dry HillSSW423 m5.4 mi
Orcutt HillSSE394 m6.2 mi
Bear MountainS389 m2.0 mi
Notch MountainN389 m6.7 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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