Nature reserve · Connecticut
Colebrook Land Conservancy
Colebrook Land Conservancy is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Bald Mountain stands 539 m to the west-northwest, 7.5 miles off. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 17 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Colebrook Land Conservancy
How to reach it
Coordinates42.00129, -73.07383
- 17.0 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 18.9 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
Peaks
- Mount Pisgah: 1.0 mi
- Beech Hill: 1.4 mi
- Eno Hill: 2.0 mi
- Panorama Hill: 2.5 mi
- Mount Prospect: 2.8 mi
Museums
- Colebrook Historical Society: 1.4 mi
- American Museum of Tort Law: 5.4 mi
- American Mural Project: 5.5 mi
- Norfolk Historical Society Museum: 6.5 mi
- Peoples State Forest Nature Museum: 6.6 mi
Parks
- Maasser Park: 4.0 mi
- Howells Pond Boat Launch: 4.5 mi
- Town Park: 5.1 mi
- Soldiers Memorial Monument: 5.3 mi
- Highland Lake Boat Launch: 5.5 mi
Historic sites
- World War I Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Hermit memorial: 9.0 mi
- Jones Memorial: 10.3 mi
- John R. Bierman: 10.8 mi
- East Canaan Veterans Monument: 10.8 mi
Waterfalls: 53
- Beulah Falls: 0.7 mi
- Colebrook Falls: 1.4 mi
- Tunxis Falls: 2.9 mi
- Marguerite Falls: 3.3 mi
- cascade: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 42
- Army Corps of Engineers benchmark: 2.2 mi
- Lighthouse cemetery: 5.4 mi
- Charcoal mound exhibit: 6.5 mi
- 4 towns meet: 7.9 mi
- Indian Council Caves: 8.2 mi
Gardens: 35
- Southwick Community Garden: 13.8 mi
- Flower Gardens: 16.1 mi
- Herb Gardens: 16.1 mi
- Heritage Garden: 16.1 mi
- Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 17.0 mi
Artworks: 33
- The Globe: 16.9 mi
- Angel of Independence: 16.9 mi
- Bike Sculpture: 17.1 mi
- Heroes of Westfield: 18.6 mi
- Epiphany: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 24
- The Beech: 4.7 mi
- Space Invaders: 4.8 mi
- Cloud Buttress: 4.8 mi
- Acorn Face: 4.8 mi
- Squirrel Wall: 4.8 mi
Beaches: 7
- Holland Beach: 5.5 mi
- County Beach: 12.6 mi
- Babbs Beach: 16.6 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 20.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 21.6 mi
Springs: 4
- Big Spring: 4.9 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 5.9 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 6.6 mi
- Hermit spring: 9.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 19.9 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Questing: 12.4 mi
- Dudley Town: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Colebrook Land Conservancy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | WNW 284° | 539 m | 7.5 mi |
| Cowles Hill | NNW 327° | 537 m | 8.3 mi |
| East Bald Mountain | WNW 287° | 519 m | 6.7 mi |
| Higley Hill | NW 314° | 518 m | 7.3 mi |
| Seymour Mountain | NNW 339° | 517 m | 4.2 mi |
| Dodds Mountain | NNW 334° | 516 m | 5.2 mi |
| Lair Mountain | NNE 15° | 513 m | 9.4 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | W 272° | 510 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:39 | 16:25 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk 2 SW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1090881548
Day trips start here
- Berkshires · 12 mi
- Otis · 13 mi
- Blandford · 14 mi
- Monterey · 14 mi
- Chester · 20 mi
- Great Barrington · 20 mi
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