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Petticoat Hill

Petticoat Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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.

About

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.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
359 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.38148, -72.74481

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Nature reserves
Parks
  • 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
Historic sites
Museums: 56
Gardens: 32
  • 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
Artworks: 30
  • 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
Attractions: 20
Cliffs: 16
  • Titans Piazza: 9.7 mi
  • Roaring Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Pigpen Ledges: 16.4 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 19.5 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 19.5 mi
Beaches: 10
  • 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
Waterfalls: 8
  • Glendale Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Tannery Falls: 21.3 mi
  • Waterfall: 21.5 mi
  • falls: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 3
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 13.7 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 13.7 mi
  • Rd: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 18.5 mi
  • Day Use Area: 20.7 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Petticoat Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moore HillNNW 341°517 m6.1 mi
Mollison HillNW 326°488 m5.9 mi
Mount PisgahSW 216°468 m5.6 mi
Ram HillWNW 292°461 m2.2 mi
Shaw LedgesWSW 241°460 m3.1 mi
Dry HillSW 222°454 m4.5 mi
Abbott HillN 355°454 m6.4 mi
Sikes HillN 2°451 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1519:4920:32
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1815:3616:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445563686659483728
Precip in4.03.64.24.34.25.14.64.54.85.64.15.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worthington, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358270314

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