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Poplar Mountain

Poplar Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Poplar Mountain rises to 293 m in Massachusetts. Crag Mountain stands 456 m to the north-northeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Poplar Mountain Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 0.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49063358, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
293 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.58722, -72.46585

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Locke Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Jerusalem Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Northfield Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • East Mineral Hill: 1.8 mi
Parks
  • Millers Falls Riverfront Public Access: 1.4 mi
  • Northfield Mountain Riverview Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 3.3 mi
  • Town Common: 4.4 mi
  • Town Common: 4.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Poet's Seat Tower: 6.2 mi
  • Hazel's Park: 7.9 mi
  • New Hampshire/Vermont/Massachusetts Tri-State Granite Marker: 9.7 mi
  • South Athol WWII Honor Roll: 11.1 mi
  • South Athol WWI Honor Roll: 11.1 mi
Museums: 42
Attractions: 27
  • Hermit's Castle: 2.8 mi
  • Path Continues: 6.9 mi
  • Greenfield Energy Park: 6.9 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.1 mi
Gardens: 23
Cliffs: 21
  • Buoux Buttress: 1.0 mi
  • The Slab: 1.0 mi
  • French King Buttress: 1.0 mi
  • Overhang Buttress: 1.0 mi
  • Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 1.0 mi
Artworks: 16
Beaches: 11
  • Silver Lake Beach: 12.0 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 12.1 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 12.1 mi
  • Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 15.1 mi
  • Ashfield Town Beach: 17.4 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Hobo Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Bear's Den Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Pulpit Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 14.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Covered bridges: 2
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Poplar Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crag MountainNNE 32°456 m4.6 mi
Brush MountainNNE 26°455 m5.0 mi
Dry HillS 182°423 m3.0 mi
Orcutt HillSE 132°394 m5.8 mi
Bear MountainE 90°389 m2.1 mi
Upper Bald HillsNNE 26°382 m6.3 mi
Bear MountainESE 102°372 m3.0 mi
Locks HillSE 146°372 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1319:4920:32
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1715:3416:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465766716962513930
Precip in3.53.13.93.84.04.84.14.74.24.73.84.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenfield #3, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358270579

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