Northfield Mountain
Northfield Mountain rises to 308 m in Massachusetts. Mount Grace stands 491 m to the northeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 1.0 miles off.
The story
Northfield Mountain, 1,206 feet (368 m), is a mountain ridge located in Erving and Northfield, Massachusetts. 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long by 1.8 miles (2.9 km) long, the mountain is composed of several distinct peaks and ledges, most notably Rattlesnake Mountain (also known as Farley Ledge) 1,067 feet (325 m), Rose Ledges 1,080 feet (330 m), and Hermit Mountain (the high point). A pumped-storage hydroelectric plant and reservoir occupies the top of the mountain west of the summit. The 114-mile (183 km) Metacomet-Monadnock Trail crosses the summit ridge of Northfield Mountain; a series of shorter hiking trails, cross country ski trails, a cross-country running course, and rock climbing routes are also located on the mountain and its ledges. Northfield Mountain is located at the confluence of the Connecticut River and Millers River. A waterfall, Briggs Brook Falls, plunges from its southeast side.
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Wikidata Q7059383, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 308 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 1.4 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 12.3 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 13.3 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 6 mi
- view to west · 14 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 17 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hazel's Park: 7.0 mi
- Poet's Seat Tower: 7.4 mi
- New Hampshire/Vermont/Massachusetts Tri-State Granite Marker: 7.7 mi
- Fort House Marker: 10.9 mi
- South Athol WWII Honor Roll: 11.0 mi
- Northfield Mountain Riverview Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- Riverfront Park: 2.4 mi
- Millers Falls Riverfront Public Access: 3.5 mi
- Town Common: 5.2 mi
- Moores Pond Town Beach: 5.5 mi
- Hermit Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 1.4 mi
- South Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Bear Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Crag Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Great Falls Discovery Center: 5.7 mi
- Powers Institute Museum: 6.7 mi
- The Warwick Historical Society and Museum: 7.0 mi
- Memorial Hall Museum: 9.5 mi
- Old Academy Building: 9.9 mi
- Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center: 0.7 mi
- Town Land: 1.6 mi
- Jack's Brook Forest: 2.0 mi
- Poplar Mountain Conservation Area: 2.5 mi
- Connecticut River Greenway State Park: 2.9 mi
- Hermit's Castle: 1.1 mi
- Path Continues: 6.3 mi
- Greenfield Energy Park: 8.3 mi
- Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 9.5 mi
- Stone Bridge: 12.3 mi
- Greenfield Money Tree: 9.4 mi
- South Royalston Chicken: 15.0 mi
- AISC Steel Sculpture: 16.0 mi
- Metawampe: 16.2 mi
- Minuteman Statue: 16.3 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- Just Roots Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- North Garden: 14.3 mi
- South Garden: 14.3 mi
- Phillipston Community Garden: 15.3 mi
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 1.4 mi
- Introductory Buttress: 1.4 mi
- Buoux Buttress: 1.4 mi
- Main Wall: 1.4 mi
- Overhang Buttress: 1.4 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 11.0 mi
- Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 12.9 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 14.3 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 14.4 mi
- Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 16.9 mi
- Hobo Falls: 3.4 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 7.9 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 7.9 mi
- Royalston Falls: 12.1 mi
- Doane's Falls: 12.4 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 15.8 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 17.6 mi
- Falcon Spring: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Northfield Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Grace | NE 41° | 491 m | 6.9 mi |
| Crag Mountain | NE 35° | 456 m | 2.3 mi |
| Brush Mountain | NNE 23° | 455 m | 2.7 mi |
| Dry Hill | SSW 194° | 423 m | 5.2 mi |
| Orcutt Hill | SSE 151° | 394 m | 6.7 mi |
| Bear Mountain | SSE 155° | 389 m | 2.3 mi |
| Notch Mountain | NNE 14° | 389 m | 6.8 mi |
| Upper Bald Hills | NNE 24° | 382 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:34 | 16:20 |
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 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenfield #3, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358270570
Day trips start here
- Gill · 8 mi
- Greenfield · 8 mi
- Deerfield · 10 mi
- Charlemont · 13 mi
- Erving · 13 mi
- Montague · 13 mi
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