Saddle Ball Mountain
Saddle Ball Mountain rises to 985 m in Massachusetts. Mount Greylock stands 1,063 m to the northeast, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Jones Nose, a peak 0.9 miles away. Mount Greylock Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
Located in Berkshire County, Saddle Ball Mountain is the 2nd highest peak in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Other than the Mount Greylock summit itself, Saddle Ball is the highest in a series of four outcroppings or lobes along the southern ridge of the Mount Greylock Range. The Appalachian Trail (AT) intersects and parallels this ridge as it heads north toward the summit of Mount Greylock. The Albany 30 x 60 Quadrangle map locates the highest outcropping of Saddle Ball on the Appalachian Trail, about 0.2 to 0.3 miles north of its junction with the Jones Nose Trail.
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Wikidata Q14715838, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 985 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 5.2 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 16.6 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 18.0 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Adams Overlook · 2 mi
- Vista · 2 mi
- The Hopper · 2 mi
- Robinson's Point · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jones Nose: 0.9 mi
- Stony Ledge: 1.8 mi
- Mount Greylock: 1.8 mi
- Rounds Rock: 1.9 mi
- Cole Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Quality Street Field: 3.0 mi
- Russell Field: 3.3 mi
- Liberty Street Field: 3.5 mi
- Town Common: 3.5 mi
- Blair Hiking Area: 3.6 mi
- Hopper Road Reserve: 3.2 mi
- Appalachian Trail Corridor: 3.6 mi
- Barton's Ledge Wildlife Management Area: 4.0 mi
- Green River Wildlife Management Area: 4.1 mi
- Kessler Road: 4.4 mi
- Massachusetts Veterans War Memorial Tower: 1.8 mi
- Dragon: 2.3 mi
- Baby Dragon: 2.5 mi
- Daniel Petithory Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Stafford Hill Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum: 4.4 mi
- Lunder Center at Stone Hill: 6.1 mi
- Williams College Museum of Art: 6.5 mi
- Mehlin Museum of Astronomy: 6.5 mi
- Williamstown House of Local History: 6.7 mi
- Susan B. Anthony: 3.6 mi
- McKinley Statue: 3.6 mi
- The Wind Chimes: 6.0 mi
- Thomas Schütte Crystal: 6.3 mi
- Jenny Holzer Benches: 6.4 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 6.7 mi
- Antique Truck: 13.0 mi
- Sentinels: 14.6 mi
- Grandfather Rock: 14.7 mi
- Thunderbolt Mountain Coaster: 15.9 mi
- Deer Hill Falls: 1.0 mi
- Silver Fox Falls: 1.4 mi
- March Cataract Falls: 1.4 mi
- Peck's Falls: 2.5 mi
- Lower Peck's Falls: 2.6 mi
- Campers Beach: 6.9 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 18.2 mi
- Waterfront: 18.4 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 20.8 mi
- The Ledges: 21.9 mi
- Raven Rocks: 3.3 mi
- Witts Ledge: 6.5 mi
- Hoosac Range: 9.5 mi
- Clover Mountain: 12.1 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 18.5 mi
- Buxton Garden: 7.6 mi
- Flower Garden: 20.3 mi
- Walled Garden: 20.3 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 23.1 mi
- Troy Botanical Garden: 23.6 mi
- Day Use Area: 12.5 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 20.5 mi
- Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge: 20.7 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 16.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Saddle Ball Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Greylock | NE 41° | 1,063 m | 1.8 mi |
| Mount Fitch | NNE 30° | 945 m | 3.1 mi |
| Mount Williams | NNE 24° | 901 m | 3.9 mi |
| Berlin Mountain | NW 317° | 853 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mount Prospect | N 6° | 816 m | 3.2 mi |
| Misery Mountain | W 271° | 793 m | 6.5 mi |
| Beoadic Mountain | WSW 241° | 792 m | 4.9 mi |
| East Mountain | WSW 252° | 791 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:37 | 16:23 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 34 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Adams Harriman AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2580314793
Day trips start here
- New Ashford · 3 mi
- Adams · 4 mi
- Cheshire · 4 mi
- Lanesborough · 7 mi
- North Adams · 7 mi
- Williamstown · 7 mi
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