Tower Mountain
Tower Mountain rises to 670 m in Massachusetts. Beoadic Mountain stands 792 m to the north-northeast, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Mount Greylock Scenic Byway passes 6.4 miles off.
The story
Tower Mountain, 2,193 feet (668 m), is a prominent peak in the Taconic Mountains of western Massachusetts. The mountain is located in Pittsfield State Forest and is traversed by the 35 mi (56 km) Taconic Crest hiking trail and the 12.1 mi (19.5 km) multi-use Taconic Skyline Trail. The summit is partially open with views to the west; the slopes are wooded with northern hardwood tree species. Tower Mountain is located within Hancock, Massachusetts; it shares the summit ridge with Pine Mountain to the east; Smith Mountain is located south along the ridgeline, and Berry Mountain to the north. It is bordered by West Hill to the west across the Wyomanock Creek valley. Tilden Swamp, a highland bog, is located just below the summit to the northeast. The west side of the mountain drains into Wyomanock Creek, then into Kinderhook Creek, thence into the Hudson River and Long Island Sound. The east side drains into Smith Brook, Parker Brook, and Onota Lake, thence to the Housatonic River and Long Island Sound.
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Wikidata Q7829710, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 670 m
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 14.0 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 14.1 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 20.3 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Adams Overlook · 13 mi
- The Hopper · 13 mi
- Robinson's Point · 13 mi
- Fitch Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pine Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Berry Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Berry Hill: 1.0 mi
- Smith Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Honwee Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Shatford Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
- Lake Onota Village Park: 3.8 mi
- Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
- Coolidge Park: 4.3 mi
- Pontoosuc Lake Park: 4.3 mi
- Governor Samuel J. Tilden Monument: 3.2 mi
- Sawmill Dam: 3.9 mi
- Burbank Dedication: 9.3 mi
- Daniel Petithory Memorial: 10.0 mi
- stone chimney: 10.8 mi
- Hancock Shaker Village: 4.8 mi
- Berkshire Museum: 5.3 mi
- Arrowhead: 7.1 mi
- Crane Museum of Papermaking: 8.1 mi
- Blacksmith Museum: 10.0 mi
- Courtyard by Marriott: 8.8 mi
- Copland Sculpture: 10.3 mi
- Susan B. Anthony: 13.6 mi
- McKinley Statue: 13.8 mi
- The Eigth Station - Jesus Speaks to the Women: 14.4 mi
- Onota Lake Conservation Area: 2.8 mi
- Balance Rock State Park: 3.3 mi
- Ramsey Beach: 3.4 mi
- Onota Lake Dam: 3.6 mi
- Tierney Conservation Area: 4.3 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 4.4 mi
- concrete bases: 8.4 mi
- balanced rock: 8.6 mi
- stone pillar: 9.1 mi
- Edith Wharton's Home: 11.7 mi
- Walled Garden: 11.9 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 13.7 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 14.5 mi
- Buxton Garden: 16.5 mi
- Heritage Garden: 20.8 mi
- Hoags Corners Falls: 9.6 mi
- Cascade on South Brook: 10.3 mi
- Silver Fox Falls: 10.9 mi
- Deer Hill Falls: 11.6 mi
- March Cataract Falls: 12.3 mi
- Clover Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 9.2 mi
- Raven Rocks: 14.1 mi
- Crystal Cliff: 15.8 mi
- Witts Ledge: 17.4 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 7.3 mi
- Waterfront: 17.6 mi
- Campers Beach: 17.8 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 19.1 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 24.1 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 5.7 mi
- Spring Avenue Spring: 23.2 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 18.1 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 24.1 mi
- Day Use Area: 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Tower Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beoadic Mountain | NNE 27° | 792 m | 6.5 mi |
| East Mountain | NNE 24° | 791 m | 7.5 mi |
| Rounds Rock | NE 46° | 782 m | 9.3 mi |
| Sheeps Heaven Mountain | NNE 27° | 770 m | 6.1 mi |
| Widow Whites Peak | NE 42° | 737 m | 4.6 mi |
| Jiminy Peak | NE 36° | 726 m | 3.9 mi |
| Honwee Mountain | ENE 58° | 698 m | 1.5 mi |
| Rounds Mountain | N 357° | 683 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:28 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358269807
Day trips start here
- Hancock · 3 mi
- New Lebanon · 4 mi
- Lanesborough · 5 mi
- Pittsfield · 5 mi
- Dalton · 9 mi
- New Ashford · 9 mi
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