Mount Fray
Mount Fray rises to 580 m in Massachusetts. Mount Everett stands 793 m to the south-southeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Whitbeck, a peak 1.0 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 16 miles off.
The story
Mount Fray, 1,893 feet (577 m), also known as Catamount because of the Catamount Ski Area located on its north slope, is a prominent peak of the south Taconic Mountains, located in southwest Massachusetts and adjacent New York. The summit is open and covered in scrub oak; it offers views west over the Hudson River Valley. The sides of the mountain are wooded with northern hardwood tree species. The 15.7 mi (25.3 km) South Taconic Trail passes over the summit of Mount Fray.
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Wikidata Q6920805, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 580 m
How to reach it
- 15.7 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 30.0 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Whitbeck: 1.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.0 mi
- Mount Sterling: 1.5 mi
- Sunset Rock: 1.7 mi
- Dugway Hill: 1.7 mi
- French Park: 3.0 mi
- Town Park: 3.4 mi
- Garrett Garden and Green: 4.3 mi
- Copake Town Park: 4.7 mi
- McAllister Park: 5.7 mi
- Green River Access: 4.2 mi
- Egremont Wildlife Refuge: 4.5 mi
- Alford Wildlife Sanctuary: 4.6 mi
- Schenob Brook Acec: 5.0 mi
- Plaintain Pond: 5.2 mi
- Sheffield Historical Society: 7.3 mi
- Gallery: 7.7 mi
- Circle Museum: 7.7 mi
- Chesterwood Museum: 10.1 mi
- Austerlitz Historical Society: 10.3 mi
- Copake Iron Furnace: 3.1 mi
- Battlesite Monument: 5.0 mi
- Searles Castle: 6.5 mi
- Tri-State Marker: 7.4 mi
- Dough Boy: 12.0 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 5.9 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 6.1 mi
- Naked Lady: 6.4 mi
- Diving Lady: 11.8 mi
- Divine Mercy: 12.6 mi
- Bash Bish Falls: 2.9 mi
- Upper Falls: 5.5 mi
- Lower Falls: 5.6 mi
- Bear Rock Falls: 6.9 mi
- Sages Ravine Falls: 7.4 mi
- Devil’s Pulpit: 9.5 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 16.8 mi
- The Beech: 22.0 mi
- Space Invaders: 22.0 mi
- Squirrel Wall: 22.1 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 12.4 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 12.4 mi
- Heritage Garden: 13.9 mi
- Walled Garden: 15.8 mi
- Old Dutch Village Garden Club: 22.8 mi
- Orchard City Millage Sign: 6.1 mi
- Sheffield Covered Bridge: 6.9 mi
- Giant's Thumb: 13.3 mi
- Beckley Furnace: 14.0 mi
- Town Hill Farm: 15.5 mi
- East Beach: 12.3 mi
- West Beach: 13.0 mi
- Oakdale Beach: 16.6 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 17.9 mi
- County Beach: 22.1 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 4.2 mi
- Questing: 12.0 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 19.4 mi
- Saugerties Lighthouse: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Mount Fray. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Everett | SSE 147° | 793 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Frissell | S 180° | 747 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Ashley | S 177° | 725 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mount Race | SSE 154° | 723 m | 5.8 mi |
| Bear Mountain | S 170° | 708 m | 7.9 mi |
| Brace Mountain | S 184° | 706 m | 7.8 mi |
| South Brace Mountain | S 183° | 702 m | 8.2 mi |
| Round Mountain | S 178° | 695 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:52 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:40 | 16:26 |
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 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Copake, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357543879
Day trips start here
- Great Barrington · 7 mi
- Stockbridge · 12 mi
- Monterey · 14 mi
- Lee · 16 mi
- Berkshires · 17 mi
- Lenox · 17 mi
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