Massaemett Mountain
Massaemett Mountain rises to 417 m in Massachusetts. Pocumtuck Mountain stands 561 m to the northwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is hole in wall, a attraction 0.5 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off.
The story
Massaemett Mountain (sometimes known as Bald Mountain) is a mountain in Shelburne, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA. It is named for a chief of the Pocumtuck tribe, a confederacy of Native Americans who inhabited the region. Part of the Berkshire Mountains, Massaemett lies just east of the village of Shelburne Falls, 7 miles (11 km) west of the county seat of Greenfield, Massachusetts, and 87 miles (140 km) west of Boston. The summit features a historic stone fire tower constructed in 1909. The top cab is not open to the public, however the stairway is kept open and offers views from multiple windows facing the four directions of the compass. From the tower, views include the Berkshires and Taconic Mountains to the west (including Mount Greylock), the Green Mountains of Vermont to the north, Mount Monadnock to the east, and the Holyoke Range to the south. The High Ledges Wildlife Sanctuary is located on the northern portion of the mountain. Shelburne State Forest encompasses the peak of the mountain. There are two hiking trails which provide access to the summit.
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Wikidata Q6784500, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 417 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 1.0 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 11.3 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 16.6 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- view to west · 1 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 2 mi
- Bissell Bridge Falls · 8 mi
- Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Patten Hill: 0.6 mi
- Massamet Mountain: 0.9 mi
- West Mountain: 1.6 mi
- East Hill: 1.7 mi
- Pine Hill: 2.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial Field: 1.7 mi
- Ball Park: 2.0 mi
- Hillside Park: 5.8 mi
- Lunt Field: 6.1 mi
- Greenfield Skate Park: 6.1 mi
- Mohawk Trail Conservation Area: 1.8 mi
- World Species List - Natural Features Registry Institute: 2.8 mi
- World Species List - Natural Features Registry Institute: 2.8 mi
- World Species List - Natural Features Registry Institute: 2.9 mi
- Colrain Fire District: 3.3 mi
- Poet's Seat Tower: 6.8 mi
- Massachusetts-Vermont Border Monument: 8.1 mi
- Bee Hive Kiln: 9.2 mi
- Cellarhole: 9.7 mi
- Cellarhole: 9.8 mi
- Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum: 1.8 mi
- Buckland Historical Museum: 4.3 mi
- Memorial Hall Museum: 7.8 mi
- Great Falls Discovery Center: 8.2 mi
- Powers Institute Museum: 9.1 mi
- Greenfield Money Tree: 5.2 mi
- AISC Steel Sculpture: 18.3 mi
- Jack Leaman: 18.4 mi
- Julius Erving: 18.4 mi
- John Calipari: 18.4 mi
- Just Roots Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- North Garden: 17.0 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 17.0 mi
- South Garden: 17.0 mi
- Hatfield Community Garden: 18.2 mi
- Introductory Buttress: 13.0 mi
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 13.0 mi
- Main Wall: 13.0 mi
- Pigpen Ledges: 13.0 mi
- Overhang Buttress: 13.1 mi
- hole in wall: 0.5 mi
- rock overhang: 0.5 mi
- Wolves Den: 0.6 mi
- rock scramble: 0.7 mi
- Bridge of Flowers: 1.6 mi
- Hobo Falls: 14.5 mi
- Tannery Falls: 14.6 mi
- Twin Cascade: 15.1 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 17.5 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 20.5 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 7.5 mi
- The Ledges: 16.9 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 17.2 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 17.3 mi
- David Musante Beach: 18.4 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 11.1 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 17.2 mi
- Day Use Area: 11.8 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Massaemett Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pocumtuck Mountain | NW 307° | 561 m | 3.7 mi |
| Burnt Hill | NW 308° | 547 m | 5.6 mi |
| Christian Hill | NNW 343° | 524 m | 7.7 mi |
| Stone Mountain | NNW 328° | 511 m | 5.6 mi |
| Hog Mountain | WSW 254° | 486 m | 6.2 mi |
| Massamet Mountain | S 181° | 485 m | 0.9 mi |
| Mary Lyon Hill | SW 228° | 482 m | 4.8 mi |
| Drake Hill | WSW 240° | 468 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:35 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenfield #3, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358270298
Day trips start here
- Charlemont · 3 mi
- Erving · 3 mi
- Montague · 3 mi
- Shelburne · 3 mi
- Gill · 6 mi
- Greenfield · 6 mi
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