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High Rock

High Rock, seen from above at true elevation

High Rock rises to 127 m in Massachusetts. Moose Hill stands 163 m to the northeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Cocasset Brook Greenbelt, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49036402, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
127 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.06166, -71.28610

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cocasset River Park: 1.3 mi
  • Cocasset River Park: 1.4 mi
  • Cocasset River Park: 1.5 mi
  • Cocasset River Park: 1.5 mi
  • Cocasset River Park: 1.6 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Tom Brady: 2.4 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Deborah Sampson: 7.1 mi
  • Cuddy Court Creatures: 8.0 mi
  • "Inspire Thru Art" Mural: 8.1 mi
Museums
Gardens
Attractions
  • King Philip Rock: 5.4 mi
  • Ames Boulder: 6.3 mi
  • 2: 7.2 mi
  • 1: 7.2 mi
  • 13: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 58
  • Sweatt Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Whiting's Pond Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Turner Pond Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Barbara Road Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Chilson Beach: 6.9 mi
Cliffs: 41
  • King Philip Cave: 5.2 mi
  • King Philip Rock: 5.4 mi
  • Fatboy Boulder: 13.2 mi
  • The Wall: 13.2 mi
  • Pond Cave: 13.3 mi
Picnic sites: 39
  • 36: 4.4 mi
  • 35: 4.4 mi
  • 16-34: 4.5 mi
  • 15: 4.5 mi
  • 1: 4.5 mi
Rest areas: 9
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 3.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 4.1 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 11.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 11.7 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 12.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 17.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 19.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of High Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moose HillNE 41°163 m5.7 mi
Beacon Pole HillWSW 241°162 m9.6 mi
Catamint HillWSW 243°152 m9.2 mi
Bald HillW 264°145 m8.5 mi
Diamond HillWSW 237°144 m7.8 mi
Iron Rock HillWSW 244°140 m9.7 mi
Bluff HillNE 45°138 m5.1 mi
Oak HillWSW 258°138 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2118:57
June solstice05:1019:4320:25
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968737264534334
Precip in3.93.44.84.43.64.23.64.03.75.04.15.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walpole 2, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 612079 — High Rock, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358272603

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