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The Mountain

The Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

The Mountain rises to 61 m in Massachusetts. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the north-northeast, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Lamb Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49082706, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
61 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.30333, -71.47778

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Lamb Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Pine Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Oak Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Wildcat Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Pine Hill: 1.9 mi
Parks
  • Temple Street Playground: 1.3 mi
  • Kallander Field: 1.4 mi
  • Soccer Field: 1.6 mi
  • General Knox Historical District: 2.2 mi
  • Victory Recreation Fields: 2.4 mi
Museums
Gardens
Historic sites
  • Blacksmith Minuteman Statue: 2.4 mi
  • Martha Templeman Plaque: 2.8 mi
  • Watkins Woods Plaque: 2.9 mi
  • War veterans memorial: 3.0 mi
  • World War II Peace Memorial: 3.5 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Boston Marathon Starting Line: 5.5 mi
  • “The Rock” in Marlborough: 6.2 mi
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 7.5 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 7.6 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 7.7 mi
Beaches: 44
  • Learned Pond Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Hopkinton Main Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 5.8 mi
Picnic sites: 39
  • Picnic Site 9: 12.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 12.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 12.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 12.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 30
Rest areas: 5
  • Westwood Rest Area: 17.4 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.9 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 21.0 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 22.7 mi
  • Cascades: 24.0 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of The Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillNNE 26°183 m3.3 mi
Sligo HillWNW 303°172 m5.6 mi
Newtons HillWSW 256°166 m5.5 mi
Pleasant HillWNW 303°164 m4.9 mi
Fairmount HillNW 304°161 m4.5 mi
Jericho HillWNW 291°161 m4.7 mi
West HillNW 308°160 m6.0 mi
Saddle HillSW 221°158 m4.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4420:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1215:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836475766727062514132
Precip in3.43.13.94.13.84.13.93.84.24.83.74.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358272283

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