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Peeskawso Peak

Peeskawso Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Peeskawso Peak rises to 477 m in Massachusetts. Walling Mountain stands 675 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Devil’s Pulpit, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 6.1 miles off.

The story

summit in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States

Wikidata Q49077331, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
477 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.24731, -73.33983

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fountain Pond Park: 0.8 mi
  • Housatonic Common: 1.5 mi
  • Old Maids Park: 2.1 mi
  • Recreation Park: 2.6 mi
  • Bidwell Park: 2.8 mi
Peaks
  • Three Mile Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Flag Rock: 0.9 mi
  • Evergreen Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Monument Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Beartown Mountain: 2.2 mi
Historic sites: 42
  • Butler Seat: 2.7 mi
  • Rostrum: 2.7 mi
  • St. John Paul II: 3.2 mi
  • St. Faustina: 3.2 mi
  • St. Francis: 3.3 mi
Museums: 36
Waterfalls: 26
Attractions: 14
Cliffs: 12
  • Devil’s Pulpit: 0.1 mi
  • Kennedy Cliffs: 8.3 mi
  • Clover Mountain: 17.0 mi
  • Corps Wall: 18.5 mi
  • Murdock Wall: 18.5 mi
Gardens: 8
Beaches: 6
  • Adams Point Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 13.9 mi
  • County Beach: 15.5 mi
  • East Beach: 21.5 mi
  • West Beach: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 10.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 13.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Peeskawso Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Walling MountainENE 65°675 m10.3 mi
Mount WilcoxESE 117°642 m4.2 mi
Harvey MountainNW 316°627 m6.3 mi
Mount DarbySW 217°619 m10.0 mi
Mount SterlingSW 221°606 m9.8 mi
Pinnacle PointNW 309°595 m6.9 mi
Dorman MountainE 91°595 m9.2 mi
Tom Ball MountainWNW 296°588 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1819:5120:34
September equinox06:4118:1618:53
December solstice07:2015:3916:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445665696860483728
Precip in3.53.13.73.74.14.84.54.24.54.73.64.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenox Dale, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 607738 — Peeskawso Peak, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358269791

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