Wilson Mountain
Wilson Mountain rises to 87 m in Massachusetts. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the southeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilson Mountain Reservation, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49090343, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 87 m
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 10.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 26.9 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 9 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 15 mi
- Lookout Point · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dedham Parks & Recreation Complex: 0.4 mi
- DeFazio Park: 1.5 mi
- Dedham Town Green: 1.5 mi
- Candy Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Gonzalez Field: 1.7 mi
- Fairbanks House: 2.0 mi
- Needham History Center & Museum: 3.2 mi
- Bay State Model Railroad Museum: 4.2 mi
- Blue Hills Trailside Museum: 5.0 mi
- Larz Anderson Auto Museum: 5.0 mi
- Own Your Peace Sculpture: 2.6 mi
- Babson Globe: 4.3 mi
- Caterpillar: 5.0 mi
- Saint Ignatius Loyola: 5.6 mi
- Drift by Mary Bonina: 6.1 mi
- Bird's Hill: 1.9 mi
- Cat Rock: 2.0 mi
- Fox Hill: 2.2 mi
- High Rock: 2.4 mi
- Nonantum Hill: 3.1 mi
- The Castle: 0.8 mi
- Oakdale war memorial: 2.6 mi
- Needham's Fallen Brave Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Needham Armed Forces Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Needham Korean War Memorial: 2.7 mi
- North Beach: 2.3 mi
- South Beach: 2.6 mi
- Powissett Beach: 2.8 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 2.9 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 4.7 mi
- Wildflower Patch: 4.0 mi
- Martha Jones Butterfly Garden: 4.3 mi
- Yvonne’s Garden: 5.0 mi
- Bob's Island: 5.1 mi
- Bradley Rosaceous Collection: 5.3 mi
- Wilson Mountain Reservation: 0.1 mi
- Forested Wetlands: 0.4 mi
- Weld Pond Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.6 mi
- Charles River Wildlife Management Area: 1.0 mi
- Charles River Reservation: 1.4 mi
- Martini Junction: 2.7 mi
- Foundation & Chimney: 3.3 mi
- Piccadilly Square Chair: 5.1 mi
- Path Continues: 5.5 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Bottom/Start): 5.5 mi
- The Alcove: 4.8 mi
- Upper Cliff: 4.8 mi
- Lower Cliff: 4.8 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 5.0 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 5.0 mi
- Oak Lea: 6.6 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 6.6 mi
- Pine Knoll: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 9.2 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 9.2 mi
- Boathouse: 16.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 16.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 16.6 mi
- Boston Light: 16.7 mi
- Rainshed: 16.7 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 3.5 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 9.6 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 18.2 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 7.6 mi
- Quarry Spring: 13.3 mi
- Mystery Spring: 24.7 mi
- Rock Falls: 10.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 14.5 mi
- Haywardville: 15.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Wilson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | SE 125° | 193 m | 5.4 mi |
| Hancock Hill | ESE 116° | 155 m | 6.1 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | ESE 118° | 140 m | 5.9 mi |
| Snow Hill | WSW 243° | 137 m | 5.0 mi |
| Cedar Hill | SW 233° | 134 m | 4.8 mi |
| Wolcott Hill | ESE 121° | 132 m | 5.7 mi |
| Houghton Hill | ESE 120° | 129 m | 6.1 mi |
| Pegan Hill | W 265° | 125 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwood MEM AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358272809
Day trips start here
- Dedham · 2 mi
- Needham · 2 mi
- Boston/Outer Neighborhoods · 3 mi
- Eastern Massachusetts · 4 mi
- Norwood · 4 mi
- Wellesley · 5 mi
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