Hill N Dale
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 204 ft
- climb
- 1,044 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr
- best months
Hill N Dale is a cross-country ski route in western Massachusetts, about 0.8 miles from the town of Farley. It is a short out-and-back, roughly 0.7 miles long, with a total climb of about 200 feet from a low point of 928 feet to a high of 1044 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.27 miles in, with a grade of about 10 percent. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Orange, which sits several hundred feet lower, show January highs around 33°F and lows near 14°F, while February runs a little warmer, with highs around 37°F. Temperatures on the higher ground here run cooler than those figures. West Perimeter Road, another cross-country ski route, lies just 0.2 miles away, and the Farley Ledge Loop hike is about half a mile off. Climbers can head to Rose Ledge, about a mile away, and anglers to the Millers River, roughly 3.4 miles away.
Best time to go · Apr
Best time to visit Hill N Dale
Best months: April. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
33° / 14°
11 wet
Feb
37° / 15°
10 wet
Mar
45° / 24°
11 wet
Apr
59° / 34°
12 wet
May
70° / 46°
14 wet
Jun
79° / 55°
14 wet
Jul
84° / 60°
13 wet
Aug
82° / 59°
13 wet
Sep
74° / 51°
13 wet
Oct
62° / 39°
13 wet
Nov
50° / 29°
11 wet
Dec
39° / 21°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Orange Muni Ap, MA, 8.6 mi away at 555 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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