Nature reserve · Connecticut
Bald Mountain Preserve
Bald Mountain Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 248 m. Burley Hill stands 396 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is The Pinnacle, a peak 0.4 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 21 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Northern Connecticut Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.99939, -72.41146
- 20.7 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 26.5 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 28.7 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- The Pinnacle: 0.4 mi
- Bald Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Perkins Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
- County Road Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Stevenson Woodlands: 1.1 mi
- Colorado Drive Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Camp Aya-Po: 1.4 mi
- Battle Street Open Space: 1.6 mi
Parks
- Somers Common: 1.9 mi
- Gerrish Park: 4.1 mi
- Crystal Lake State Boat Launch (Ellington): 4.5 mi
- Hampden Memorial Park: 4.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 5.0 mi
Museums
- Somers Historical Society Museum: 1.9 mi
- Stafford Historical Society: 6.4 mi
- Patten District One Room Schoolhouse: 7.1 mi
- Childrens Museum: 7.6 mi
- Childrens Museum: 7.8 mi
Gardens
- Wilbraham Community Garden: 8.0 mi
- sensory garden: 8.4 mi
- Tolland Youth Garden: 9.4 mi
- Forest Park Aquatic Gardens: 10.0 mi
- Yertle Garden: 11.5 mi
Historic sites
- Civil War Monument: 8.6 mi
- Scripture Bridge Abutments: 9.1 mi
- Construction Workers Memorial: 9.4 mi
- JFK Eternal Flame: 9.4 mi
- Ronald E. Blake: 9.8 mi
Artworks
- The Three Graces: 10.2 mi
- Eusebio, "The Spirit of Soccer": 11.4 mi
- Horton Court: 11.5 mi
- Dr. Seuss and The Cat in the Hat: 11.5 mi
- The Storyteller: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 55
- Goat Rock: 4.4 mi
- New England Sky Screamer: 10.8 mi
- Path Continues: 10.9 mi
- Path Continues: 11.0 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 24
- Cascade: 3.4 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 9.3 mi
- Talcott Ravine: 12.8 mi
- Cascades: 14.5 mi
- Cascades: 14.6 mi
Beaches: 12
- Sandy Beach: 5.1 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 7.9 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 10.0 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 11.5 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 12.4 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Indian Leap: 11.8 mi
- Flag Rock: 14.6 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 17.7 mi
- Coney Rock: 17.8 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 19.5 mi
Springs: 4
- Rd: 18.3 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 18.4 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 18.4 mi
- Windham Spring: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 10.7 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 13.2 mi
- Picnic: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Gay City State Park: 18.9 mi
- Enfield: 22.0 mi
- Bara-Hack: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 9.4 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 9.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Bald Mountain Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burley Hill | E 83° | 396 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | ENE 58° | 379 m | 10.4 mi |
| Snow Hill | ESE 107° | 362 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Hitchcock | NE 53° | 356 m | 9.8 mi |
| Hedgehog Hill | E 100° | 354 m | 9.3 mi |
| Tupper Hill | ENE 72° | 352 m | 7.5 mi |
| Bear Hill | ENE 72° | 347 m | 7.9 mi |
| Moss Hill | ENE 73° | 341 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 33 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staffordville, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/529091231
Day trips start here
- Somers · 2 mi
- Hampden · 4 mi
- East Windsor · 9 mi
- Longmeadow · 9 mi
- Tolland · 9 mi
- Ludlow · 12 mi
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