Higby Mountain Easement
Higby Mountain Easement is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 130 m. West Peak stands 301 m to the west-northwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Camels Hump, a peak 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 27 miles off.
Private, Open To Public Without Fee
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Nature Conservancy
How to reach it
- 27.3 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Camels Hump: 0.2 mi
- Higby Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Chauncey Peak: 1.2 mi
- Coe Hill: 1.6 mi
- Jackson Hill: 1.6 mi
- 1954: 0.5 mi
- Come On Over Wall: 5.3 mi
- Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 6.1 mi
- Washington Trail monument: 6.3 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 8.4 mi
- Connecticut Law Enforcement Memorial: 0.9 mi
- City of Meriden WWII Roll of Honor: 2.6 mi
- City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 2.6 mi
- City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 2.6 mi
- City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 2.6 mi
- Kronenberger Park: 1.0 mi
- Carroll Park: 1.1 mi
- Saint John's Field: 1.5 mi
- Baldwin Pond Park: 1.6 mi
- Tynan Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
- Black Pond State Wildlife Area: 1.3 mi
- Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park: 1.6 mi
- Highland Pond Preserve: 1.8 mi
- King Property: 2.4 mi
- Town Of Berlin (Water Tank - Wilbur Cross Hwy): 2.5 mi
- Solomon Goffe House Museum: 2.4 mi
- Connecticut State Police Museum: 2.8 mi
- Meriden Historical Society Museum & History Center: 3.1 mi
- Wadsworth Mansion: 3.6 mi
- Andrews Homestead Museum: 3.8 mi
- Wadsworth Falls: 2.8 mi
- Westfield Falls: 2.9 mi
- Wadsworth Little Falls: 3.1 mi
- Spruce Glen Falls: 3.9 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 7.1 mi
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 3.6 mi
- Erin Street Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Cromwell Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.5 mi
- Wallingford Community Garden: 7.6 mi
- First Tear: 4.0 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 5.0 mi
- Home: 8.6 mi
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 9.0 mi
- snake: 10.2 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 2.0 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 5.1 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 11.0 mi
- Boating Side: 16.5 mi
- Waterfront: 16.5 mi
- Bluff Head: 9.5 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 10.0 mi
- Green Wall: 11.7 mi
- Porcupine Hole: 11.8 mi
- Crow Point: 13.0 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 0.7 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 6.1 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 8.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.9 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 24.1 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 14.9 mi
- Gay City State Park: 20.1 mi
- Picnic Grove: 16.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Higby Mountain Easement. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Peak | WNW 283° | 301 m | 5.3 mi |
| East Peak | W 280° | 277 m | 4.8 mi |
| Higby Mountain | NNE 20° | 272 m | 0.5 mi |
| Trimountain | S 176° | 232 m | 5.9 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | S 179° | 230 m | 7.0 mi |
| South Mountain | W 281° | 220 m | 4.1 mi |
| Beseck Mountain | S 182° | 219 m | 2.2 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | NW 321° | 217 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43441072
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 21 mi
- Essex · 23 mi
- Old Saybrook · 26 mi
- East Windsor · 27 mi
- Old Lyme · 28 mi
- East Lyme · 30 mi
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