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The Boulders

The Boulders, seen from above at true elevation

The Boulders rises to 409 m in Massachusetts. Beoadic Mountain stands 792 m to the north-northwest, 7.9 miles off. Mount Greylock Scenic Byway passes 4.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49082183, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
409 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.48135, -73.19889

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Oak Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Main Street Cemetery: 1.3 mi
  • Briggs Cobble: 1.9 mi
  • Day Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Farnams Hill: 3.1 mi
Parks
Historic sites: 57
Artworks: 30
Waterfalls: 16
Attractions: 14
  • Mountain Coaster: 6.9 mi
  • concrete bases: 8.6 mi
  • balanced rock: 8.7 mi
  • stone pillar: 8.7 mi
  • concrete bases: 8.8 mi
Gardens: 9
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 6
  • Adams Point Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 14.3 mi
  • Campers Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Ashfield Town Beach: 20.7 mi
  • County Beach: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 10.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of The Boulders. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beoadic MountainNNW 331°792 m7.9 mi
East MountainNNW 335°791 m8.9 mi
Rounds RockN 360°782 m7.6 mi
Jones NoseN 1°778 m8.6 mi
Sheeps Heaven MountainNNW 329°770 m7.7 mi
Widow Whites PeakNW 322°737 m5.9 mi
Jiminy PeakNW 314°726 m6.2 mi
Judges HillENE 73°702 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1619:5120:34
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2015:3816:23

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 607324 — The Boulders, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358269498

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