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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: 57
Artworks: 28
Attractions: 16
Waterfalls: 14
  • 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
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
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 15.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Cascade on South Brook. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GreylockN1,063 m5.7 mi
Saddle Ball MountainNNW985 m4.8 mi
Mount FitchN945 m6.9 mi
Mount WilliamsN901 m7.8 mi
Mount ProspectNNW816 m7.6 mi
Beoadic MountainWNW792 m6.8 mi
East MountainWNW791 m7.0 mi
Prospect MountainNNW787 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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