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Camp Wahnee

Camp Wahnee from directly overhead

Camp Wahnee is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 348 m. Stone Man Mountain stands 528 m to the west-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Julia Berger and William Treiber Refuge, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 25 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Camp Wahnee Association

How to reach it

Coordinates41.89035, -73.14588

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums: 60
Waterfalls: 58
Attractions: 48
  • 4 towns meet: 4.7 mi
  • Lighthouse cemetery: 8.0 mi
  • Charcoal mound exhibit: 8.0 mi
  • Pinnacle Rock: 8.2 mi
  • Army Corps of Engineers benchmark: 10.0 mi
Gardens: 36
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 10.3 mi
  • Judea Garden: 17.3 mi
  • Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 19.3 mi
  • Southwick Community Garden: 19.6 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 27
  • Winsted Cliffs: 4.2 mi
  • Hornet's Nest: 8.0 mi
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 9.8 mi
  • The Beech: 13.0 mi
  • Space Invaders: 13.1 mi
Artworks: 16
Beaches: 7
Springs: 4
  • Cannavo Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Hermit spring: 5.1 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 8.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 18.6 mi
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Camp Wahnee. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stone Man MountainWNW 303°528 m8.4 mi
Wangum Lake HillNW 314°521 m8.0 mi
Mohawk MountainWSW 239°513 m9.1 mi
Haystack MountainNNW 338°510 m8.5 mi
Dutton MountainNNW 337°506 m6.5 mi
Ivy MountainWSW 252°504 m4.2 mi
Red MountainWSW 248°499 m8.0 mi
The MatterhornNW 304°498 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1819:5020:32
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1815:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445564696760483828
Precip in4.03.34.23.94.15.04.84.74.95.14.14.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk 2 SW, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1340656032

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