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Pocumtuck Mountain

Pocumtuck Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pocumtuck Mountain rises to 561 m in Massachusetts. Adams Mountain stands 636 m to the west-northwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Catamount, a ghost town 0.9 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.

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The story

Should not be confused with the Pocumtuck Range (Pocumtuck Ridge) of Deerfield and Greenfield, Massachusetts

Pocumtuck Mountain is a mountain peak in Charlemont, Massachusetts, located west of the abandoned Catamount settlement. Its summit ledge features wide views of western Franklin County and northern Berkshire County. Pocumtuck Mountain is often confused with the nearby Pocumtuck Range in Deerfield, Massachusetts. The mountain was named after the Pocumtuc Indians on October 16, 1855 during one of Catamount's Old Homes Days Festival. Such festivals were held often on the scenic mountain – including one visited by Massachusetts Governor John Davis Long. Except for areas belonging to Catamount State forest, the ledges and surrounding land are privately owned. Trespassing for any reason is not permitted.

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Wikidata Q7206563, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
561 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.65203, -72.77426

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Pine Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Burnt Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Houghton Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Bald Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Stone Mountain: 2.5 mi
Parks
  • Veterans Memorial Field: 4.2 mi
  • Ball Park: 5.7 mi
  • Mohawk Park: 7.1 mi
  • Hail to the Sunrise Memorial Park: 7.1 mi
  • Belding Memorial Park: 8.6 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 37
Museums: 33
  • Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum: 4.0 mi
  • Buckland Historical Museum: 4.2 mi
  • Browning Bench Agricultural Museum: 7.0 mi
  • Kemp-McCarthy Memorial Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Powers Institute Museum: 11.4 mi
Artworks: 20
Gardens: 17
Cliffs: 16
Waterfalls: 14
  • Twin Cascade: 11.8 mi
  • Tannery Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Hobo Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Lower Peck's Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Peck's Falls: 18.8 mi
Attractions: 13
  • rock scramble: 3.0 mi
  • Wolves Den: 3.2 mi
  • hole in wall: 3.2 mi
  • rock overhang: 3.3 mi
  • Bridge of Flowers: 3.7 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Ashfield Town Beach: 8.6 mi
  • The Ledges: 13.6 mi
  • Green Mountain Beach: 15.7 mi
  • Campers Beach: 16.3 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Covered bridges: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Pocumtuck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Adams MountainWNW636 m6.2 mi
Porter HillNW594 m7.4 mi
Underwood HillNNW580 m6.3 mi
Todd MountainWNW579 m5.9 mi
Legate HillW562 m6.6 mi
Clark HillN552 m6.1 mi
Burnt HillNW547 m1.9 mi
Phillips HillN547 m5.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1419:5020:33
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1915:3516:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192129415160646357453626

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Hawley, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358270068

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