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South Mountain

South Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

South Mountain rises to 424 m in Massachusetts. Sheeps Heaven Mountain stands 770 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Dubow Reserve, Berkshire Natural Resources Council (BNRC), a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 8.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49075935, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
424 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.42508, -73.26733

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wild Acres Park: 0.9 mi
  • Clapp Park: 1.0 mi
  • South Street Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
  • Wellesley Park: 1.4 mi
  • Osceola Park: 1.6 mi
Peaks
  • Osceda Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Mahanna Cobble: 1.5 mi
  • The Cobble: 2.0 mi
  • Court Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Yokun Seat: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
Artworks: 32
Waterfalls: 20
Attractions: 15
  • concrete bases: 3.5 mi
  • balanced rock: 3.6 mi
  • stone pillar: 3.8 mi
  • concrete bases: 3.8 mi
  • Edith Wharton's Home: 6.4 mi
Gardens: 9
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 5
  • Adams Point Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 13.3 mi
  • County Beach: 20.1 mi
  • Campers Beach: 20.1 mi
  • Waterfront: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
  • Day Use Area: 22.2 mi
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 23.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 6.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 22.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of South Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sheeps Heaven MountainN 357°770 m10.5 mi
Widow Whites PeakN 359°737 m8.5 mi
Jiminy PeakN 353°726 m8.3 mi
Honwee MountainNNW 342°698 m6.2 mi
Weston MountainNE 51°685 m9.9 mi
Rounds MountainNNW 340°683 m10.6 mi
Pine MountainNNW 331°680 m5.5 mi
Potter MountainN 356°678 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1719:5220:34
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2015:3816:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432455664696760483828
Precip in2.72.53.13.43.84.64.23.84.54.63.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pittsfield Muni AP, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358269785

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