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Mount Hood

Mount Hood, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates42.45176, -71.03255

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • 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
Parks
  • 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
Artworks
Peaks
  • 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
Gardens
Attractions
  • 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
Beaches
Cliffs: 51
Picnic sites: 23
  • 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
Lighthouses: 7
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Rock Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 21.3 mi
Springs: 4
  • Quarry Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 21.2 mi
  • Rail Spring: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • 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
Ghost towns: 2

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cairn HillW 261°92 m2.8 mi
Bear HillWNW 284°91 m3.9 mi
Castle RockNNW 347°87.2 m2.6 mi
Burrill HillNE 42°87 m3.6 mi
Winthrop HillW 278°84 m3.8 mi
Boojum RockWSW 252°83 m2.7 mi
Crow HillN 349°82.9 m2.6 mi
Taylor MountainW 279°81 m3.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0819:4320:26
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238495868747366554536
Precip in3.43.24.23.63.23.93.33.23.64.03.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358273037

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