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Wilderness Hill

Wilderness Hill, a peak in Massachusetts
Wilderness Hill, a peak in MassachusettsJelly Dude · CC BY 2.0

Wilderness Hill rises to 120 m in Massachusetts. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the west-southwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Prouty Woods Community Forest, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 7.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49090082, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
120 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.53315, -71.47729

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Prouty Woods Community Forest Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Preserved Quarry Site: 2.9 mi
  • Forge Village Honor Roll: 3.3 mi
  • Sergeant William Woitowicz Memorial: 3.5 mi
  • Shaker Spring Slate Marker: 3.6 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Fay Park: 0.4 mi
  • Long Lake Beach: 0.6 mi
  • 300 King Street Park: 0.6 mi
  • Bumblebee Park: 0.8 mi
  • Conant Park: 0.9 mi
Gardens
  • Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 3.6 mi
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 3.8 mi
  • ABRHS Community Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Westford Community Gardens: 3.9 mi
Attractions
Museums
Artworks
Beaches: 38
  • Harvard Town Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Freeman Lake Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 9.4 mi
Picnic sites: 20
Cliffs: 20
Waterfalls: 7
  • Wamesit Falls: 11.3 mi
  • The Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Cascades: 16.5 mi
  • Trap Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 18.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 20.1 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Wilderness Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak HillWSW 252°187 m3.8 mi
Oak HillWSW 244°187 m4.6 mi
Dean's HillWSW 252°157 m6.6 mi
Prospect HillNW 321°149 m5.9 mi
Pin Hill SouthWSW 254°148 m5.8 mi
Pin Hill NorthWSW 254°147 m5.7 mi
Brown LoafNNW 327°141 m6.0 mi
Flagg HillSSW 193°139 m4.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485968747264524132
Precip in3.63.34.64.43.74.24.04.43.95.13.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358269248

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