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Peaked Hill

Peaked Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Peaked Hill rises to 75 m in Massachusetts. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the south-southeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Fallon Field, a park 0.5 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49060357, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
75 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.29038, -71.14477

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fallon Field: 0.5 mi
  • Hynes Playground: 0.5 mi
  • Hynes Field: 0.6 mi
  • Brucewood St Park: 0.6 mi
  • Savage Mini Park: 0.8 mi
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens
Attractions
  • Jamaica Pond Bench: 2.3 mi
  • Sam Adams Boston Brewery Tour: 2.7 mi
  • Andean Condor: 2.9 mi
  • Emu: 2.9 mi
  • Western Grey Kangaroo: 2.9 mi
Artworks
  • Drift by Mary Bonina: 2.4 mi
  • Taino Mural: 2.8 mi
  • Beauty Master Mural: 2.8 mi
  • Pimentel Market Mural: 2.9 mi
  • Reach: 3.0 mi
Beaches
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Tenean Beach: 5.2 mi
  • North Beach: 6.0 mi
  • South Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 47
  • The Alcove: 2.7 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 2.7 mi
  • Lower Cliff: 2.7 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 3.0 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 3.0 mi
Picnic sites: 41
  • Oak Lea: 3.0 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 3.0 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 3.0 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 6.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 8.6 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Westwood Rest Area: 5.1 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 6.0 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 20.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 21.3 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Rock Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Peaked Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great Blue HillSSE 164°193 m5.6 mi
Hancock HillSSE 153°155 m5.6 mi
Hemenway HillSSE 156°140 m5.5 mi
Wolcott HillSSE 160°132 m5.6 mi
Houghton HillSSE 156°129 m5.9 mi
High RockSW 227°104 m6.1 mi
Single Tree HillN 350°100 m2.3 mi
Waban HillNNW 336°98 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4320:25
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968747365534334
Precip in3.93.64.54.33.64.23.53.74.05.04.05.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358272788

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