Shaker Mountain
Shaker Mountain rises to 567 m in Massachusetts. Beoadic Mountain stands 792 m to the north-northeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Pittsfield State Forest, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Mount Greylock Scenic Byway passes 9.0 miles off.
The story
Shaker Mountain, 1,835 feet (559 m), is a prominent peak in the Taconic Mountains of western Massachusetts. The mountain is located in Pittsfield State Forest and is named after the nearby Hancock Shaker Village, a former Shaker religious colony and now a historic site. The summit is wooded and is traversed by the 5 mi (8.0 km) Shaker Trail, a loop trail that begins at the historic site. The mountain is wooded with northern hardwood tree species. Shaker Mountain is located within Hancock, Massachusetts. The Taconic ridgeline continues north from Shaker Mountain as Doll Mountain and west as Holy Mount The mountain drains into Shaker Brook and Lily Brook, thence to the Housatonic River and Long Island Sound.
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Wikidata Q8526843, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 567 m
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 10.8 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 17.5 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 20.2 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 13 mi
- Adams Overlook · 16 mi
- The Hopper · 16 mi
- Robinson's Point · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sawmill Dam: 2.4 mi
- Governor Samuel J. Tilden Monument: 3.2 mi
- Burbank Dedication: 5.7 mi
- stone chimney: 8.0 mi
- St. Francis: 10.9 mi
- Doll Mountain: 1.0 mi
- West Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Mount Lebanon: 1.8 mi
- Smith Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Perry Peak: 2.8 mi
- Japanese Knotweed: 2.1 mi
- Abode of the Message: 2.3 mi
- Osceola Park: 2.6 mi
- Wild Acres Park: 3.0 mi
- Shatford Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
- Pittsfield State Forest: 0.7 mi
- Bates Memorial State Park: 1.9 mi
- Nordeen Marsh Natural Heritage Area: 2.6 mi
- Tracy Brook Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.6 mi
- Tierney Conservation Area: 2.7 mi
- Hancock Shaker Village: 1.2 mi
- Berkshire Museum: 4.2 mi
- Arrowhead: 5.0 mi
- Blacksmith Museum: 6.6 mi
- Crane Museum of Papermaking: 8.3 mi
- Courtyard by Marriott: 5.6 mi
- Copland Sculpture: 6.7 mi
- The Eigth Station - Jesus Speaks to the Women: 10.8 mi
- The Seventh Station - Jesus Falls the Second Time: 10.8 mi
- The Ninth Station - Jesus Falls the Third Time: 10.8 mi
- Hoags Corners Falls: 11.5 mi
- Cascade on South Brook: 12.4 mi
- Silver Fox Falls: 13.8 mi
- Deer Hill Falls: 14.8 mi
- March Cataract Falls: 15.4 mi
- concrete bases: 5.1 mi
- balanced rock: 5.3 mi
- stone pillar: 5.8 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 7.9 mi
- Edith Wharton's Home: 8.3 mi
- Clover Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 5.7 mi
- Devil’s Pulpit: 13.8 mi
- Raven Rocks: 17.1 mi
- Crystal Cliff: 18.0 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 4.5 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 16.9 mi
- Waterfront: 20.5 mi
- Campers Beach: 20.8 mi
- County Beach: 23.3 mi
- Walled Garden: 8.5 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 10.1 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 10.9 mi
- Heritage Garden: 17.5 mi
- Buxton Garden: 20.0 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 24.0 mi
- Day Use Area: 24.1 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 3.2 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 18.3 mi
- Questing: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Shaker Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beoadic Mountain | NNE 19° | 792 m | 9.9 mi |
| Sheeps Heaven Mountain | NNE 19° | 770 m | 9.6 mi |
| Widow Whites Peak | NNE 26° | 737 m | 7.8 mi |
| Jiminy Peak | NNE 21° | 726 m | 7.3 mi |
| Honwee Mountain | NNE 20° | 698 m | 4.7 mi |
| Rounds Mountain | N 360° | 683 m | 8.5 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NNE 14° | 680 m | 3.5 mi |
| Potter Mountain | NNE 23° | 678 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pittsfield Muni AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358269767
Day trips start here
- New Lebanon · 3 mi
- Pittsfield · 4 mi
- Hancock · 7 mi
- Lanesborough · 7 mi
- Lenox · 7 mi
- Dalton · 9 mi
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