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Pine Mountain

Pine Mountain from directly overhead

Pine Mountain is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 233 m. Titicus Mountain stands 313 m to the north, 6.7 miles off. Merritt Parkway passes 14 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.35209, -73.49446

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Bennett's Pond State Park: 1.3 mi
  • Limestone Preserve (3 Parcels): 1.9 mi
  • Lake Kenosia Boat Launch: 2.1 mi
  • Limestone Preserve (3 Parcels): 2.2 mi
  • Pierrepont Pond Boat Launch: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens: 56
  • Garden Of Ideas: 2.5 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 3.0 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 3.0 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 7.2 mi
Beaches: 50
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 1.9 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Tonetta Lake Beach: 7.7 mi
  • South Beach: 8.7 mi
  • North Beach: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 29
  • Saugatuck Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Cascade: 8.0 mi
  • Cascade: 8.5 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 8.7 mi
Artworks: 21
  • P.T. Barnum: 4.4 mi
  • greek letter pi: 4.8 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 5.7 mi
  • Annunaki: 8.1 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 20
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 8
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 8.0 mi
  • Pell Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 13.2 mi
  • Oak Grove: 13.2 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 13.6 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 2.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 16.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 16.1 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 17.9 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 18.0 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 6.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Pine Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Titicus MountainN 353°313 m6.7 mi
Pine MountainE 100°304 m0.4 mi
Cranson PeakE 85°303 m8.1 mi
Bailey MountainSW 227°299.314 m4.0 mi
Moses MountainENE 70°296 m1.6 mi
Barlow MountainS 186°290 m1.8 mi
Thomas MountainENE 63°286 m2.2 mi
West MountainSSW 207°285 m3.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2219:5020:32
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1715:4416:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867727063524132
Precip in3.12.73.93.73.84.54.54.64.84.53.84.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury Muni AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43434323

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