Shakey Knees
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 408 ft
- climb
- 1,873 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Oct
- best months
Shakey Knees is a cross-country ski route in western Massachusetts, about 2 miles from the town of Brier. It is a short out-and-back trip, roughly a mile long, with a high point of 1,873 feet and a low of 1,657 feet. The climb is steep at the start, with a 12% grade at about 0.16 miles, and the total elevation gain is 408 feet for the round trip. Winter is the season for this route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show January highs around 28°F and lows near 9°F, while March runs a bit milder, with highs around 39°F. The station sits a few hundred feet lower than the route's high point, so temperatures on the summit run a little cooler. Several other ski routes lie close by. Lumberjack is about 0.1 mile away, and Lone Boulder and Nick's Notion are each about 0.2 mile off. For a change of pace, the Deerfield River offers river fishing about 4 miles away.
Best time to go · May–Oct
Best time to visit Shakey Knees
Best months: May–October. 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
28° / 9°
Feb
31° / 11°
Mar
39° / 19°
Apr
51° / 30°
May
63° / 40°
Jun
70° / 50°
Jul
75° / 53°
Aug
74° / 52°
Sep
67° / 46°
Oct
55° / 35°
Nov
45° / 27°
Dec
34° / 18°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at E Hawley, MA, 4.7 mi away at 1,647 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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