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Pine Cobble

Pine Cobble, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates42.72108, -73.16632

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Parks
  • 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
Historic sites: 36
Museums: 25
Attractions: 15
Waterfalls: 14
  • 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
Artworks: 13
  • 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
Beaches: 7
  • 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
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GreylockS 180°1,063 m5.8 mi
Saddle Ball MountainS 189°985 m7.3 mi
Mount FitchS 176°945 m4.5 mi
Houghton MountainNNE 31°939 m7.9 mi
Mount WilliamsS 174°901 m3.7 mi
Scrub HillNNE 27°883 m6.5 mi
Crum HillE 95°863 m7.5 mi
Spruce HillNNE 26°858 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1519:5220:35
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2115:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534455665696861493930
Precip in2.52.03.13.13.74.44.14.54.24.33.23.1

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.

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OpenStreetMap element node/358269692

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