Rattlesnake Preserve
Rattlesnake Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 349 m. Stone Man Mountain stands 528 m to the north-northeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 28 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Cornwall Conservation Trust
How to reach it
- 27.9 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Named places within 25 miles
- Rattlesnake Hill: 0.4 mi
- Overlook: 1.0 mi
- Bloody Mountain: 1.1 mi
- The Cobble: 1.2 mi
- Pond Hill: 1.2 mi
- Robinson Preserve: 1.1 mi
- CCT Walker-Cobble: 1.1 mi
- CCT Walker-Cobble Easement: 1.1 mi
- Boyum Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Evans Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Dean's Ravine: 3.2 mi
- Housatonic Meadows State Park: 3.9 mi
- Ivy Mountain State Park: 4.8 mi
- Town Green: 5.8 mi
- Goshen Historic District: 5.8 mi
- Pine Swamp Brook Falls: 2.8 mi
- Cascade: 2.9 mi
- Dean's Ravine Falls: 3.1 mi
- Pothole Falls: 4.4 mi
- Hatch Brook Falls: 4.6 mi
- Cornwall Historical Society: 2.4 mi
- FV - Canaan Historical Society: 5.7 mi
- Goshen Historical Society: 5.9 mi
- Gay-Holt House Museum: 8.1 mi
- Holley Williams House Museum: 8.7 mi
- John Brown Birthplace: 8.1 mi
- Lime Kiln: 9.2 mi
- Folly: 9.3 mi
- East Canaan Veterans Monument: 9.4 mi
- World War I Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Town Hill Farm: 7.1 mi
- Giant's Thumb: 7.8 mi
- Beckley Furnace: 9.2 mi
- Gagarin Grove: 10.2 mi
- Peter's Forge: 11.4 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 12.1 mi
- Winsted Cliffs: 13.0 mi
- Grand Staircase: 13.7 mi
- Pine Ledge: 14.2 mi
- Queen Mary Ledge: 18.3 mi
- Holland Beach: 12.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 13.2 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 14.1 mi
- Waterfront: 22.2 mi
- Boating Side: 22.2 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 12.6 mi
- Judea Garden: 13.6 mi
- Community Garden: 23.1 mi
- Flower Gardens: 23.3 mi
- Herb Gardens: 23.3 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 12.7 mi
- Hermit spring: 13.8 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 16.6 mi
- Big Spring: 17.1 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 21.1 mi
- Jean Widmark: 21.6 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 23.0 mi
- Naked Lady: 23.2 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 16.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Picnic Grove: 22.2 mi
- Dudley Town: 5.2 mi
- Questing: 17.1 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Rattlesnake Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Man Mountain | NNE 19° | 528 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mohawk Mountain | SSE 164° | 513 m | 4.1 mi |
| Ivy Mountain | E 96° | 504 m | 4.9 mi |
| The Pinnacle | S 171° | 502 m | 4.1 mi |
| Red Mountain | SSE 147° | 499 m | 2.6 mi |
| The Matterhorn | NE 35° | 498 m | 5.6 mi |
| Sedgwick Mountain | E 100° | 495 m | 2.2 mi |
| Brass Mountain | ESE 107° | 491 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1152555552
Day trips start here
- Monterey · 21 mi
- Berkshires · 22 mi
- Great Barrington · 22 mi
- Otis · 25 mi
- Stockbridge · 28 mi
- Blandford · 29 mi
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