falls
falls is a waterfall in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 510 m. Haskell Hill stands 680 m to the east-northeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is stone chimney, a historic site 1.6 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 3.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 3 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 13.8 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 14.0 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 22.8 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 4 mi
- Adams Overlook · 20 mi
- Robinson's Point · 21 mi
- Ragged Mountain · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- October Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Bald Top: 2.3 mi
- Dewey Hill: 2.9 mi
- The Pinnacle: 3.3 mi
- Walling Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Tilloston Park: 2.4 mi
- Abbey Court Park: 3.1 mi
- East Lee Park: 3.6 mi
- Veterans Mem Park: 3.7 mi
- Schermerhorn Park: 3.8 mi
- stone chimney: 1.6 mi
- Burbank Dedication: 6.4 mi
- St. Francis: 6.8 mi
- St. Faustina: 6.9 mi
- St. John Paul II: 6.9 mi
- Blacksmith Museum: 4.0 mi
- The Mount: 4.2 mi
- Arrowhead: 5.2 mi
- Naumkeag Museum: 7.0 mi
- Procter Museum & Archives: 7.2 mi
- Courtyard by Marriott: 4.2 mi
- Copland Sculpture: 5.7 mi
- Divine Mercy: 6.7 mi
- The Tenth Station - Jesus Is Stripped of His Garment: 6.8 mi
- The Eleventh Station - Jesus Is Nailed to the Cross: 6.8 mi
- Glendale Falls: 12.1 mi
- Cascade on South Brook: 14.7 mi
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 15.9 mi
- Silver Fox Falls: 17.7 mi
- Lower Peck's Falls: 19.2 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 5.7 mi
- Devil’s Pulpit: 9.9 mi
- Clover Mountain: 12.7 mi
- Corps Wall: 20.3 mi
- Murdock Wall: 20.4 mi
- Edith Wharton's Home: 4.2 mi
- stone pillar: 4.4 mi
- concrete bases: 4.5 mi
- balanced rock: 5.0 mi
- Becket Center Historic District: 8.1 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 7.4 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 11.5 mi
- County Beach: 13.8 mi
- Campers Beach: 24.0 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 24.2 mi
- Walled Garden: 4.2 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 7.2 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 7.5 mi
- Heritage Garden: 9.7 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 20.5 mi
- Day Use Area: 24.2 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 11.4 mi
- Questing: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haskell Hill | ENE 63° | 680 m | 9.5 mi |
| Walling Mountain | SE 138° | 675 m | 3.5 mi |
| French Hill | ENE 57° | 675 m | 10.1 mi |
| Becket Mountain | SE 137° | 663 m | 4.3 mi |
| Garnet Hill | ENE 68° | 663 m | 9.1 mi |
| Peru Hill | NE 51° | 661 m | 9.8 mi |
| Yokun Seat | NW 305° | 645 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Wilcox | SSW 200° | 642 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:51 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 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 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenox Dale, 3 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–May, Dec — fullest in Apr, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 104 | 98.2 | 178 | 249 | 133 | 88.1 | 59.5 | 51.8 | 57.3 | 79.6 | 98.5 | 115 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge East Branch Housatonic River AT Coltsville, MA, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12001001518
Day trips start here
- October Mountain State Forest · 2 mi
- Lee · 4 mi
- Lenox · 4 mi
- Becket · 6 mi
- Hinsdale · 7 mi
- Pittsfield · 7 mi
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