Russ Mountain
Russ Mountain rises to 270 m in Massachusetts. Orcutt Hill stands 394 m to the north-northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bials Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 5.3 miles off.
The story
Island in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49675969, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 269.748 m
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 7.6 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 11.8 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 24.1 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 9 mi
- Summit House · 17 mi
- view to west · 24 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bials Hill: 0.8 mi
- Mount L: 1.3 mi
- Packard Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 3.1 mi
- Mount Zion: 3.1 mi
- Grave's Landing: 3.3 mi
- Survey Disk- TT 12 GA 1942: 4.2 mi
- Dana Common Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Dana Common Historical Rock: 4.9 mi
- South Athol WWI Honor Roll: 6.3 mi
- Poor Farm Hill Wildlife Sanctuary: 3.9 mi
- Federated Women's Club State Forest: 4.6 mi
- New Salem State Forest: 4.8 mi
- Sputtermill Pond Access: 5.1 mi
- Old Peach Orchard Homeowners: 5.8 mi
- Town Common: 7.1 mi
- Rocking Stone Park: 8.2 mi
- Pine Beach: 8.6 mi
- Orange Dog Park: 8.7 mi
- Goddard Park: 8.9 mi
- Old Academy Building: 3.6 mi
- Pelham Historical Society: 6.0 mi
- Fisher Museum: 8.6 mi
- Leverett Family Museum: 9.5 mi
- Old Town Hall: 11.1 mi
- Old North Dana Depot: 2.3 mi
- Dead Man's Curve: 3.5 mi
- F-94 Starfire Crash Site: 4.6 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 4.7 mi
- Old Schoolhouse: 4.9 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 8.0 mi
- Fort River Elementary Gardens: 10.6 mi
- South Garden: 10.8 mi
- North Garden: 10.8 mi
- Franklin Permaculture Garden: 11.4 mi
- Metawampe: 11.5 mi
- Quinnipiac: 11.5 mi
- AISC Steel Sculpture: 11.6 mi
- Minuteman Statue: 11.6 mi
- The Power of Creativity Over Concrete: 11.6 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 4.7 mi
- Pigpen Ledges: 10.5 mi
- Mormon Hollow: 10.9 mi
- Roaring Falls: 10.9 mi
- The Sanctuary: 11.4 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 10.5 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 10.6 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 11.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 16.5 mi
- West Brookfield Town Beach: 16.9 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 6.5 mi
- Doane's Falls: 14.9 mi
- Hobo Falls: 16.2 mi
- Spirit Falls: 16.2 mi
- Royalston Falls: 18.7 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Russ Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orcutt Hill | NNW 330° | 394 m | 6.6 mi |
| Packard Mountain | WNW 294° | 386 m | 2.1 mi |
| Poor Farm Hill | NNW 339° | 384 m | 4.2 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | WNW 282° | 380 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Lincoln | SW 223° | 375 m | 8.0 mi |
| Locks Hill | NW 318° | 372 m | 6.6 mi |
| Pine Hill | SW 227° | 371 m | 6.2 mi |
| Morse Hill | WNW 295° | 366 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:24 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:34 | 16:20 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orange Muni AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/8533175366
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