Mount Greylock
Mount Greylock rises to 1,063 m in Massachusetts. Saddle Ball Mountain stands 985 m to the southwest, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Massachusetts Veterans War Memorial Tower, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Mount Greylock Scenic Byway runs past it.
The story
Mount Greylock is the highest point in Massachusetts at 3,489 feet (1,063 meters). Located in the northwest region of the state, it is part of the Taconic Mountains, a geologically distinct range from the nearby Berkshires and Green Mountains. Expansive views and a small area of sub-alpine forest characterize its upper reaches. A seasonal automobile road crosses the summit area near three structures from the 1930s; these together constitute a small National Historic District. Various hiking paths including the Appalachian Trail traverse the area, which is part of the larger Mount Greylock State Reservation. The peak is mentioned in works by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, and Henry David Thoreau.
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Dates from 1830.
Wikidata Q1587225, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1063 m
How to reach it
- On the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 4.3 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 16.6 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 16.7 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Adams Overlook · 1 mi
- Robinson's Point · 1 mi
- Vista · 1 mi
- Ragged Mountain · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ragged Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Mount Fitch: 1.3 mi
- Stony Ledge: 1.5 mi
- Saddle Ball Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Mount Prospect: 2.0 mi
- Russell Field: 2.5 mi
- Valley Street Field: 2.5 mi
- Renfrew Park: 2.6 mi
- Town Common: 2.6 mi
- Quality Street Field: 2.6 mi
- Hopper Road Reserve: 2.9 mi
- Green River Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
- Green River Road: 3.9 mi
- Catherine Street Conservation Area: 3.9 mi
- The Cascades: 4.0 mi
- Massachusetts Veterans War Memorial Tower: 0.0 mi
- Dragon: 0.7 mi
- Baby Dragon: 0.9 mi
- Hoosac Tunnel - Notch Mountain Alignment Tower: 3.4 mi
- Stafford Hill Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum: 3.6 mi
- Lunder Center at Stone Hill: 5.2 mi
- Williams College Museum of Art: 5.4 mi
- Mehlin Museum of Astronomy: 5.4 mi
- Williamstown House of Local History: 5.7 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 8.6 mi
- Antique Truck: 11.7 mi
- Thunderbolt Mountain Coaster: 14.8 mi
- Sentinels: 15.0 mi
- Grandfather Rock: 15.0 mi
- March Cataract Falls: 0.7 mi
- Deer Hill Falls: 1.4 mi
- Peck's Falls: 1.6 mi
- Lower Peck's Falls: 1.7 mi
- Money Brook Falls: 1.8 mi
- McKinley Statue: 2.5 mi
- Susan B. Anthony: 2.6 mi
- The Wind Chimes: 4.4 mi
- Mr. Bling: 5.1 mi
- C.A.V.U. (Skyspace): 5.1 mi
- Campers Beach: 5.0 mi
- Waterfront: 19.2 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 20.0 mi
- The Ledges: 20.1 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 20.2 mi
- Raven Rocks: 1.5 mi
- Witts Ledge: 4.7 mi
- Hoosac Range: 7.7 mi
- Clover Mountain: 14.0 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 20.2 mi
- Buxton Garden: 6.7 mi
- Flower Garden: 21.9 mi
- Walled Garden: 22.0 mi
- Troy Botanical Garden: 24.2 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 24.8 mi
- Day Use Area: 11.2 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 19.3 mi
- Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge: 19.5 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 18.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Mount Greylock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saddle Ball Mountain | SW 221° | 985 m | 1.8 mi |
| Mount Fitch | NNE 13° | 945 m | 1.3 mi |
| Mount Williams | N 11° | 901 m | 2.2 mi |
| Berlin Mountain | WNW 302° | 853 m | 7.2 mi |
| Blackpoll Mountain | NE 48° | 838 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Prospect | NNW 333° | 816 m | 2.0 mi |
| Misery Mountain | W 260° | 793 m | 7.8 mi |
| Beoadic Mountain | SW 235° | 792 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:37 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 34 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Adams Harriman AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358269595
Day trips start here
- Adams · 3 mi
- New Ashford · 4 mi
- Cheshire · 5 mi
- North Adams · 5 mi
- Williamstown · 6 mi
- Florida · 8 mi
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