Mount Hood
Mount Hood rises to 79 m in Massachusetts. Cairn Hill stands 92 m to the west, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Major Doak A. Weston USAAF, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 6.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49053071, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 79 m
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 7.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 17.8 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 8 mi
- Eagle Rock · 20 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Hood Recreation Area & Golf Course: 0.4 mi
- Lt. John Jones Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Burnett Park: 0.8 mi
- High Rock Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Grand View Ave Mini Park: 0.9 mi
- Orange Dinosaur: 0.5 mi
- Rock spiral: 4.1 mi
- Chelsea Conversation: 4.3 mi
- Torus: 4.4 mi
- Paula: 4.5 mi
- Bellingham-Cary House: 3.7 mi
- G.A.R. Hall and Museum of Lynn, MA: 4.4 mi
- Wakefield History Museum: 4.5 mi
- Lynn Museum & Arts Center: 4.6 mi
- Medford Historical Society: 4.6 mi
- Major Doak A. Weston USAAF: 0.0 mi
- Operation Enduring Freedom Tennis Courts: 1.2 mi
- Honor Roll of World War II, Korean and Vietnam Wars: 1.6 mi
- Firefighter Memorial: 1.7 mi
- The Hiker at Wehner Park: 2.2 mi
- Malden Youth Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Sylvester Baxter Delta: 3.0 mi
- Anita's Garden: 3.7 mi
- Chelsea Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- SeaCoast Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 2.8 mi
- Revere Beach: 3.1 mi
- Nahant Beach: 4.8 mi
- Short Beach: 4.9 mi
- Lynn Beach: 5.0 mi
- High Rock: 0.9 mi
- Nanny Goat Hill: 1.0 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.1 mi
- Pine Banks: 1.4 mi
- Baker Hill: 1.5 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 2.2 mi
- Crag 1: 2.5 mi
- The Cellar: 3.6 mi
- Always Sunny Wall: 4.1 mi
- Skull Cliff: 4.2 mi
- 1899 MIT Observatory site: 2.8 mi
- Stone Chimney: 2.8 mi
- Lynn Woods Rose Garden: 2.8 mi
- Union Rock: 3.3 mi
- Hikmat home: 3.3 mi
- Dexter Road Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Towners Pond Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Swains Pond Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- North Revere Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Swains Pond Avenue Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Pine Knoll: 10.5 mi
- Oak Lea: 10.6 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 10.7 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 11.8 mi
- Boathouse: 11.2 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 11.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 11.2 mi
- Rainshed: 11.2 mi
- Boston Light: 11.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 2.3 mi
- Rock Falls: 17.5 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 18.2 mi
- Newbury Falls: 21.3 mi
- Quarry Spring: 3.9 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 16.9 mi
- Mystery Spring: 21.2 mi
- Rail Spring: 22.8 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 6.8 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 23.1 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 24.4 mi
- Haywardville: 3.1 mi
- Dogtown: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 4.5 miles of Mount Hood. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairn Hill | W 261° | 92 m | 2.8 mi |
| Bear Hill | WNW 284° | 91 m | 3.9 mi |
| Castle Rock | NNW 347° | 87 m | 2.6 mi |
| Burrill Hill | NE 42° | 87 m | 3.6 mi |
| Winthrop Hill | W 278° | 84 m | 3.8 mi |
| Boojum Rock | WSW 252° | 83 m | 2.7 mi |
| Crow Hill | N 349° | 83 m | 2.6 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | W 279° | 81 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:29 | 16:15 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 38 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358273037
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