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Mount Jefferson

Mount Jefferson, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Jefferson rises to 368 m in Massachusetts. Mount Wachusett stands 609 m to the east, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Jefferson Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off.

About

The story

Hill ridgeline in Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Wikidata Q6921489, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
368 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.49176, -72.03952

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • South Royalston Chicken: 11.1 mi
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 11.8 mi
  • Clyde II: 13.2 mi
  • "Johnny Ro": 16.0 mi
  • Guitar: 17.6 mi
Parks
  • Curtis Recreation Field: 1.5 mi
  • Charles Clark Corner: 1.7 mi
  • The Common: 4.7 mi
  • Kermit Coleman Field: 4.8 mi
  • Westminster State Forest: 5.1 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Canesto Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Ragged Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Mine Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Comet Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Mount Pleasant: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions: 40
  • The Barre Cross: 3.1 mi
  • Yellow Chair: 5.5 mi
  • Bicentennial Giant Chair: 6.5 mi
  • Path Continues: 6.9 mi
  • Trail Continues: 7.1 mi
Museums: 31
  • Gardner Museum: 6.7 mi
  • Phillipston Historical Society: 7.4 mi
  • Fisher Museum: 8.2 mi
  • Old Town Hall: 11.4 mi
  • Frederick Historic Piano Collection: 12.0 mi
Gardens: 25
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 13.8 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 17.1 mi
Beaches: 23
  • Crocker Pond Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 10.6 mi
  • North Camping Area Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Silver Lake Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Holiday Cove: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 20
Waterfalls: 9
  • Emerson Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Bear's Den Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Trap Falls: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 1
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 12.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 17.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Trap Falls: 18.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Mount Jefferson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WachusettE609 m7.8 mi
Little WachusettESE476 m7.9 mi
Pine HillE440 m8.5 mi
Baldwin HillNW411 m8.5 mi
Ward HillNW405 m8.6 mi
Brown HillESE401 m7.3 mi
Canesto HillNNW400 m1.7 mi
Church RockENE398 m6.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1219:4720:30
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1515:3316:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465665706861493930
Precip in3.53.03.63.93.74.24.14.54.44.93.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barre Falls DAM, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358271071

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