Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 16 min5:17 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 6 min7:19 am – 4:24 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 14°F43 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month May50 in of snow a year, on about 26 days13 days above 90°F, 157 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Copake station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksProspect Lakelake · under a mileBaldwin Hillpeak · 1.0 miProspect Hillpeak · 4.4 miBlack Rockisland · 5.4 miMarsh Pondlake · 1.8 miBerkshire Heights Reservoirreservoir · 3.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRiverside Cemeteryhistoric site · under a mileNorth Egremont Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · under a mileFrench Parkpark · under a mile · 145 acresTaconic State Parkstate park · 4.3 miJug End Fen Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.4 mi · 55 acresW.E.B. Du Bois Homesteadstate historic site · 3.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.3 on 16 Jun 200033 mi away, near Granville, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Dec 200943 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateBerkshire County, MA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025285 of 365 days measured76 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 124main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Berkshire County monitors, MA
Drinking waterPittsfield Dpu Water Deptserves 43,927 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation832 ft254 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFairview Hospital3.8 miPost officeSouth Egremont Post Office2.9 miTown hallEgremont Town Offices1.1 miPoliceEgremont Police Department1.0 miFire stationEgremont Fire Department1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlbany International Airport ALB42 miInterstateI-908.9 miUS highwayUS 74.2 miAmtrakPittsfield, MA PIT20 miCoachGreat BarringtonPeter Pan (BZ)4.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 01252 ZIP area.
