Turners Hill
About
Turners Hill is a summit of 286 feet in Lower Vine Brook Conservation Area, about half a mile from Lexington, Massachusetts. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring through early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Bedford show September highs around 74°F with lows near 52°F, and May highs around 70°F. Winters are cold, with January highs near 36°F and snow on about eight days that month. The Minuteman Bikeway passes just 0.1 mile away, and the Lower Vine Brook Loop and Across Lexington Route A are both about half a mile off. Climbers can head to Willard's Woods, roughly 1.4 miles away.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
286 ft
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Turners Hill
Massachusetts
Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: May–Oct. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 62–84°F and lows of 40–61°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Bedford, MA weather station, 4.1 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.
- Jan36° high18° low8 days with snow
- Feb39° high19° low7 days with snow
- Mar47° high27° low6 days with snow
- Apr59° high36° low2 days with snow
- May70° high46° low
- Jun78° high55° low
- Jul84° high61° low
- Aug82° high60° low
- Sep74° high52° low
- Oct62° high40° low
- Nov51° high31° low2 days with snow
- Dec41° high23° low6 days with snow
Where it is
- Lower Vine Brook Conservation Area · Public land
- Nearest town
- Lexington, Massachusetts · 0.6 mi
Source: NIFC Jurisdictional Units; USGS GNIS populated places
Nearby
- Minuteman BikewayGravel biking0.1 mi
Lower Vine Brook LoopHikingPhoto: Emily Schadler, Conservation Assistant, Town of Lexington Conservation Division, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.5 mi- Across Lexington Route AHiking0.5 mi
- Across Lexington Route GHikingPhoto: Emily Schadler, Conservation Assistant, Town of Lexington Conservation Division, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.7 mi
- Willard's WoodsRock climbing1.4 mi
- Whipple BoulderRock climbing1.9 mi
- Whipple Hill Conservation AreaRock climbing2 mi
Shawsheen RiverCanoeingPhoto: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)6.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Turners Hill
Best months: June–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
36° / 18°
13 wet · 8 snow
Feb
39° / 19°
11 wet · 7 snow
Mar
47° / 27°
13 wet · 6 snow
Apr
59° / 36°
13 wet · 2 snow
May
70° / 46°
13 wet
Jun
78° / 55°
12 wet
Jul
84° / 61°
11 wet
Aug
82° / 60°
10 wet
Sep
74° / 52°
10 wet
Oct
62° / 40°
11 wet
Nov
51° / 31°
12 wet · 2 snow
Dec
41° / 23°
13 wet · 6 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bedford, MA, 4.1 mi away at 160 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
