South Mountain
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
- 8.4 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 8.7 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 16.7 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 18.2 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 10 mi
- Adams Overlook · 15 mi
- Robinson's Point · 16 mi
- The Hopper · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- stone chimney: 4.7 mi
- Burbank Dedication: 5.2 mi
- Sawmill Dam: 6.2 mi
- Governor Samuel J. Tilden Monument: 6.9 mi
- St. Francis: 9.6 mi
- 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
- Arrowhead: 1.1 mi
- Berkshire Museum: 1.7 mi
- Hancock Shaker Village: 3.7 mi
- Blacksmith Museum: 4.6 mi
- Crane Museum of Papermaking: 5.5 mi
- Courtyard by Marriott: 3.3 mi
- Copland Sculpture: 5.7 mi
- The Eigth Station - Jesus Speaks to the Women: 9.6 mi
- Divine Mercy: 9.6 mi
- The Seventh Station - Jesus Falls the Second Time: 9.6 mi
- Cascade on South Brook: 11.0 mi
- Silver Fox Falls: 13.3 mi
- Deer Hill Falls: 14.7 mi
- Peck's Falls: 15.1 mi
- Hoags Corners Falls: 15.1 mi
- concrete bases: 3.5 mi
- balanced rock: 3.6 mi
- stone pillar: 3.8 mi
- Edith Wharton's Home: 6.4 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 9.0 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 4.7 mi
- Clover Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Devil’s Pulpit: 12.9 mi
- Raven Rocks: 16.5 mi
- Witts Ledge: 20.2 mi
- Walled Garden: 6.6 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 9.3 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 9.8 mi
- Heritage Garden: 15.1 mi
- Buxton Garden: 20.8 mi
- 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
- Day Use Area: 22.2 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 23.6 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 6.6 mi
- Questing: 21.0 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheeps Heaven Mountain | N 357° | 770 m | 10.5 mi |
| Widow Whites Peak | N 359° | 737 m | 8.5 mi |
| Jiminy Peak | N 353° | 726 m | 8.3 mi |
| Honwee Mountain | NNW 342° | 698 m | 6.2 mi |
| Weston Mountain | NE 51° | 685 m | 9.9 mi |
| Rounds Mountain | NNW 340° | 683 m | 10.6 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NNW 331° | 680 m | 5.5 mi |
| Potter Mountain | N 356° | 678 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:52 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358269785
Day trips start here
- Pittsfield · 2 mi
- Lenox · 5 mi
- Dalton · 6 mi
- Lanesborough · 7 mi
- New Lebanon · 7 mi
- October Mountain State Forest · 7 mi
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