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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

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
  • Unity Park: 4.6 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
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
Museums: 42
Nature reserves: 34
Attractions: 23
  • Hermit's Castle: 2.8 mi
  • Path Continues: 6.9 mi
  • Greenfield Energy Park: 6.9 mi
  • Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 7.6 mi
  • Old North Dana Depot: 12.6 mi
Gardens: 21
Cliffs: 17
  • 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: 8
  • Hobo Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Bear's Den Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Pulpit Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Royalston Falls: 14.2 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Covered bridges: 2
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Poplar Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crag MountainNNE456 m4.6 mi
Brush MountainNNE455 m5.0 mi
Dry HillS423 m3.0 mi
Orcutt HillSE394 m5.8 mi
Bear MountainE389 m2.1 mi
Upper Bald HillsNNE382 m6.3 mi
Locks HillSE372 m5.7 mi
Morse HillS366 m6.5 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 50–80 °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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