Pine Cobble
Pine Cobble rises to 573 m in Massachusetts. Mount Greylock stands 1,063 m to the south, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is East Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
Pine Cobble Mountain, located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, is a sub-summit of East Mountain in the Clarksburg State Forest. This outcropping is best known as a popular hiking destination, where an outlook encompasses panoramic views of Williamstown, the Mount Greylock Range, and North Adams. The USGS benchmark at the summit is 577 meters or 1,894 feet above sea level. The 1.6-mile hiking trail to the Pine Cobble summit is located on land owned by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Williams College and Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation, Inc. The latter organization, in conjunction with the Williams College Outing Club, maintains this trail.
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Wikidata Q14715817, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 573 m
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 3.0 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 10.9 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 21.0 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Williamstown view · 3 mi
- Fitch Overlook · 5 mi
- The Hopper · 5 mi
- Robinson's Point · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- East Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Bald Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Mason Hill: 2.2 mi
- Buxton Hill: 2.8 mi
- Stone Hill: 3.1 mi
- Hoosic River Access: 1.3 mi
- Clover Hill Farm Conservation Area: 1.9 mi
- Catherine Street Conservation Area: 2.1 mi
- Mountain Meadow Preserve: 2.3 mi
- The Cascades: 2.6 mi
- Lower Linear Park: 1.4 mi
- The Spruces: 1.4 mi
- Broad Brook Park: 1.8 mi
- Linear Park: 1.9 mi
- Currier Quad: 1.9 mi
- Lt. Herbert Allan Field Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Mausert's Camp: 2.1 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 2.3 mi
- 1753 House: 2.3 mi
- North Adams Veterans Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Mehlin Museum of Astronomy: 1.9 mi
- Williams College Museum of Art: 2.0 mi
- Williamstown House of Local History: 2.4 mi
- Lunder Center at Stone Hill: 2.7 mi
- Farm Museum: 3.0 mi
- Antique Truck: 12.9 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 13.1 mi
- Grandfather Rock: 13.5 mi
- Sentinels: 13.7 mi
- Thunderbolt Mountain Coaster: 16.3 mi
- Money Brook Falls: 4.0 mi
- Haley Falls: 5.6 mi
- March Cataract Falls: 5.9 mi
- Deer Hill Falls: 6.4 mi
- Peck's Falls: 6.9 mi
- The Wind Chimes: 1.4 mi
- Jenny Holzer Benches: 2.6 mi
- Jenny Holzer Benches: 2.6 mi
- C.A.V.U. (Skyspace): 2.8 mi
- Thomas Schütte Crystal: 2.9 mi
- Campers Beach: 4.5 mi
- The Ledges: 16.7 mi
- Waterfront: 18.5 mi
- Green Mountain Beach: 20.8 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 22.9 mi
- Witts Ledge: 3.1 mi
- Raven Rocks: 5.5 mi
- Hoosac Range: 6.5 mi
- Clover Mountain: 18.5 mi
- Crystal Cliff: 22.0 mi
- Buxton Garden: 3.0 mi
- Meditation Gardens: 22.7 mi
- Troy Botanical Garden: 22.9 mi
- Yellow Barn Farm: 24.6 mi
- Day Use Area: 12.5 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 13.7 mi
- Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge: 14.0 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Pine Cobble. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Greylock | S 180° | 1,063 m | 5.8 mi |
| Saddle Ball Mountain | S 189° | 985 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Fitch | S 176° | 945 m | 4.5 mi |
| Houghton Mountain | NNE 31° | 939 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Williams | S 174° | 901 m | 3.7 mi |
| Scrub Hill | NNE 27° | 883 m | 6.5 mi |
| Crum Hill | E 95° | 863 m | 7.5 mi |
| Spruce Hill | NNE 26° | 858 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:37 | 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 | 23 | 25 | 34 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Adams Harriman AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358269692
Day trips start here
- Williamstown · 2 mi
- North Adams · 3 mi
- Adams · 7 mi
- Florida · 9 mi
- New Ashford · 9 mi
- Cheshire · 11 mi
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