Great Hill (Acton, Massachusetts)

{{short description|Hill in Acton, Massachusetts, US}}

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| name = Great Hill

| photo = Great Hill Conservation Area in Acton Massachusetts USA.jpg

| photo_caption = Slope of Great Hill

| elevation_ft = 358

| elevation_ref = {{cite gnis |id=611454 |name=Great Hill |date=February 23, 1974 |access-date=March 21, 2022}}

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| location = {{nowrap| Middlesex County, Massachusetts }}

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| coordinates = {{coord|42|28|07|N|71|27|15|W|type:mountain_region:US-MA|display=inline,title}}

| topo = USGS Framingham

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Great Hill is a {{convert|358|ft|m|adj=on}} hill in Acton, Massachusetts, the site of a {{convert|192|acre|ha|adj=on}} wooded conservation area containing hiking trails, wetlands, and recreational facilities. It is the largest single parcel of conservation land in the town.

The hill has evidence of Native American use, including a stone mortar. There are also 18th-century farmers' stone walls criss-crossing the property, as well as picnic facilities near a small skating pond and athletic fields adjacent to the South Acton Fire Station.[https://trails.actonma.gov/great-hill/ Great Hill] Accessed March 5, 2022. The hill abuts the Discovery Museum, which often uses Great Hill for educational programs.

File:Skating pond at Great Hill Conservation Land in Acton MA USA.jpg|Skating pond

File:Athletic field at Great Hill Conservation Land in Acton MA USA.jpg|Soccer field

File:Brook bridge on Great Hill Conservation Area in Acton Massachusetts USA.jpg|Bridge over a springtime brook on the side of Great Hill