Pocumtuck Mountain
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.
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.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 561 m
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 2.0 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 13.9 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 14.9 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- view to west · 3 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 4 mi
- Bissell Bridge Falls · 5 mi
- Lookout · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mary Lyon Dwr: 1.5 mi
- Town Property: 1.7 mi
- Vclt Ce: 1.7 mi
- Howland Memorial Forest: 2.1 mi
- Walnut Hill Woods: 3.3 mi
- 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
- 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
- Hail to the Sunrise: 7.1 mi
- Massachusetts-Vermont Border Monument: 7.5 mi
- Quarried Stones: 8.0 mi
- Bee Hive Kiln: 8.1 mi
- Cellarhole: 8.4 mi
- 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
- Greenfield Money Tree: 8.8 mi
- Molly Stark: 15.8 mi
- Mr. Bling: 17.6 mi
- McKinley Statue: 17.7 mi
- Susan B. Anthony: 17.7 mi
- Hoosac Range: 14.0 mi
- Introductory Buttress: 16.3 mi
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 16.3 mi
- Main Wall: 16.3 mi
- Overhang Buttress: 16.3 mi
- Just Roots Community Garden: 8.4 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 20.5 mi
- North Garden: 20.6 mi
- South Garden: 20.6 mi
- Hatfield Community Garden: 21.4 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Day Use Area: 8.8 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 10.1 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 16.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Mountain | WNW 295° | 636 m | 6.2 mi |
| Porter Hill | NW 317° | 594 m | 7.4 mi |
| Underwood Hill | NNW 330° | 580 m | 6.3 mi |
| Todd Mountain | WNW 300° | 579 m | 5.9 mi |
| Legate Hill | W 279° | 562 m | 6.6 mi |
| Clark Hill | N 350° | 552 m | 6.1 mi |
| Burnt Hill | NW 309° | 547 m | 1.9 mi |
| Phillips Hill | N 2° | 547 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:35 | 16:21 |
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 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 41 | 51 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 57 | 45 | 36 | 26 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Hawley, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358270068
Day trips start here
- Charlemont · 6 mi
- Erving · 6 mi
- Montague · 6 mi
- Shelburne · 6 mi
- Gill · 10 mi
- Greenfield · 10 mi
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