Petticoat Hill
Petticoat Hill rises to 359 m in Massachusetts. Moore Hill stands 517 m to the north-northwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Unquomonk Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 5.4 miles off.
The story
Petticoat Hill is the name of a 1,180 foot (361 m) hill and a 60-acre (24 ha) open space reservation located in Williamsburg, Massachusetts in the eastern Berkshire Mountains. The reservation, occupying the east side of the hill, is managed by The Trustees of Reservations (TTOR), a non-profit conservation organization. The hill and reservation are characterized by steep slopes largely wooded with northern hardwood forest species, particularly eastern hemlock.
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Wikidata Q7179329, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 359 m
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 12.2 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 14.1 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 26.7 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 10 mi
- view to west · 17 mi
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 22 mi
- Kiwanis Point · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Angel Park: 1.0 mi
- Arcanum Field: 4.5 mi
- Florence Fields Recreation Area: 4.5 mi
- Goshen Memorial Park: 5.0 mi
- Maines Field: 5.4 mi
- Site of the Williamsburg Reservoir Dam: 3.7 mi
- Mill River Dam: 3.7 mi
- Daley and Halligan Memorial Stone: 7.1 mi
- Erie Ruins: 9.4 mi
- Eyrie House: 9.4 mi
- Unquomonk Hill: 0.4 mi
- Scott Hill: 0.6 mi
- Gere Hill: 1.0 mi
- Old Wolf Hill: 1.1 mi
- Battlecock Hill: 1.5 mi
- Williamsburg Historical Society: 1.0 mi
- Goshen Historical Museum: 4.7 mi
- Smith College Museum of Art: 7.0 mi
- Historic Northampton: 7.3 mi
- Hatfield Historical Museum: 7.6 mi
- Old Wolf Hill Conservation Area: 1.5 mi
- Roberts Meadow Conservation Area: 2.2 mi
- Mineral Hill Greenway: 2.2 mi
- Graves Farm Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
- Ram Hill Wildlife Management Area: 2.5 mi
- C3: 7.0 mi
- Guild Art Supply: 8.9 mi
- Jack Leaman: 10.8 mi
- Julius Erving: 10.8 mi
- John Calipari: 10.8 mi
- Northampton Community Gardens: 6.8 mi
- Capen Garden: 6.9 mi
- Ruth Brown Richardson border: 6.9 mi
- Systematics Garden: 6.9 mi
- Rock Garden: 6.9 mi
- 1950 Pontiac: 11.3 mi
- War Memorial Pool: 11.7 mi
- Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 13.5 mi
- Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 14.1 mi
- Bridge of Flowers: 15.4 mi
- Titans Piazza: 9.7 mi
- Roaring Falls: 13.6 mi
- Pigpen Ledges: 16.4 mi
- Mormon Hollow: 19.5 mi
- Indian Leap: 20.2 mi
- David Musante Beach: 2.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 8.3 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 8.9 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 10.6 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 11.8 mi
- Glendale Falls: 11.5 mi
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 13.1 mi
- Tannery Falls: 21.3 mi
- Cascade on South Brook: 23.7 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 24.0 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 18.5 mi
- Day Use Area: 20.7 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Petticoat Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moore Hill | NNW 341° | 517 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mollison Hill | NW 326° | 488 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | SW 216° | 468 m | 5.6 mi |
| Ram Hill | WNW 292° | 461 m | 2.2 mi |
| Shaw Ledges | WSW 241° | 460 m | 3.1 mi |
| Dry Hill | SW 222° | 454 m | 4.5 mi |
| Abbott Hill | N 355° | 454 m | 6.4 mi |
| Sikes Hill | N 2° | 451 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:36 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worthington, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358270314
Day trips start here
- Northampton · 7 mi
- Hadley · 8 mi
- Pioneer Valley · 9 mi
- Amherst · 11 mi
- South Hadley · 12 mi
- Deerfield · 13 mi
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