Provin Mountain
Provin Mountain rises to 159 m in Massachusetts. Sweetman Mountain stands 446 m to the west-northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bannish Conservation Restriction, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 11 miles off.
The story
Provin Mountain is a very narrow traprock mountain ridge located in the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts. It is part of the Metacomet Ridge which extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, Connecticut, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border. Provin Mountain is known for its scenic cliffs, unique microclimate ecosystems, and rare plant communities. It is traversed by the 114 mile (183 km) Metacomet-Monadnock Trail.
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Wikidata Q3408308, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 159 m
How to reach it
- 11.0 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 13.8 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 17 mi
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Liswell Hill: 1.1 mi
- Kelly Hill: 1.4 mi
- Round Hill: 2.3 mi
- Stony Knoll: 3.1 mi
- Southwick Hill: 3.3 mi
- Ridgeview Park: 1.4 mi
- Still Brook Park: 2.0 mi
- Sacred Heart Field: 2.2 mi
- Benjamin Wade Park: 2.7 mi
- Whalley Park: 2.9 mi
- World War I Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 3.7 mi
- Rock of Pearl Harbor: 4.0 mi
- Commemorative Brick Plaza: 4.1 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Freedom Eagle: 3.1 mi
- Heroes of Westfield: 3.3 mi
- Epiphany: 4.0 mi
- Westfield is Fantastic: 4.1 mi
- Angel of Independence: 5.1 mi
- Amelia Park Children's Museum: 3.3 mi
- Storrowton Village Museum: 4.5 mi
- Pioneer Valley Live Steamers: 4.6 mi
- Josiah Day House Museum: 5.0 mi
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: 6.3 mi
- Providence Arboretum: 4.0 mi
- Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Grandmothers' Garden: 4.2 mi
- Arboretum: 5.1 mi
- Dorothy Perkins Garden: 5.1 mi
- New England Sky Screamer: 5.3 mi
- Springfield Museums: 6.4 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 6.4 mi
- World War II Tank: 7.7 mi
- A-3B "Skywarrior": 9.0 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 9.7 mi
- Waterfall: 10.6 mi
- Carpenter's Falls: 11.8 mi
- Enders Falls: 12.2 mi
- Enders Falls: 12.2 mi
- Indian Leap: 12.6 mi
- Titans Piazza: 15.8 mi
- Corps Wall: 18.5 mi
- Murdock Wall: 18.5 mi
- Grotto: 18.5 mi
- Babbs Beach: 4.1 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 7.6 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 13.5 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 16.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 18.4 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 8.4 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 8.5 mi
- Rd: 8.5 mi
- Big Spring: 17.4 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 18.5 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 5.4 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 7.6 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 24.6 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 24.6 mi
- Enfield: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Provin Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetman Mountain | WNW 282° | 446 m | 9.6 mi |
| Holden Hill | W 278° | 412 m | 9.8 mi |
| Winchell Mountain | W 262° | 403 m | 10.1 mi |
| South Mountain | WSW 255° | 357 m | 8.8 mi |
| Cobble Mountain | WNW 288° | 351 m | 9.7 mi |
| Drake Mountain | WNW 285° | 350 m | 7.0 mi |
| Bad Luck Mountain | W 271° | 347 m | 8.3 mi |
| Shatterack Mountain | NW 320° | 347 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield 3 SW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358268695
Day trips start here
- Longmeadow · 7 mi
- Holyoke · 10 mi
- Blandford · 13 mi
- Ludlow · 13 mi
- East Windsor · 14 mi
- South Hadley · 14 mi
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