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Cascade on South Brook

Cascade on South Brook, seen from above at true elevation

Cascade on South Brook is a waterfall in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 330 m. Mount Greylock stands 1,063 m to the north, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is The Cobbles, a peak 0.6 miles away. Mount Greylock Scenic Byway passes 3.2 miles off.

What the record says

Height
2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.55626, -73.14486

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • The Cobbles: 0.6 mi
  • Mount Amos: 1.3 mi
  • Stafford Hill: 1.8 mi
  • North Mountain: 2.0 mi
  • Woodchuck Hill: 2.2 mi
Parks
  • Stafford Hill Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • Quality Street Field: 3.7 mi
  • Russell Field: 4.3 mi
  • Liberty Street Field: 4.4 mi
  • Town Common: 4.6 mi
Historic sites: 59
Artworks: 30
Attractions: 17
Waterfalls: 15
  • Silver Fox Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Lower Peck's Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Peck's Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Deer Hill Falls: 5.7 mi
  • March Cataract Falls: 5.8 mi
Gardens: 8
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 6
  • Campers Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Adams Point Beach: 16.9 mi
  • Ashfield Town Beach: 17.8 mi
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 18.4 mi
  • Waterfront: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 15.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Cascade on South Brook. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GreylockN 349°1,063 m5.7 mi
Saddle Ball MountainNNW 332°985 m4.8 mi
Mount FitchN 354°945 m6.9 mi
Mount WilliamsN 355°901 m7.8 mi
Mount ProspectNNW 345°816 m7.6 mi
Beoadic MountainWNW 285°792 m6.8 mi
East MountainWNW 294°791 m7.0 mi
Prospect MountainNNW 348°787 m7.9 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 solstice07:2015:3716:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534455665696861493930
Precip in2.52.03.13.13.74.44.14.54.24.33.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Adams Harriman AP, 10 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–May, Dec — fullest in Apr, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs91.784.814920611473.753.546.149.860.681.595.7

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Hoosic River AT Adams, MA, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7965522702

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