Red Mountain Preserve
Red Mountain Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 367 m. Mohawk Mountain stands 513 m to the south, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 29 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Cornwall Conservation Trust
How to reach it
- 29.4 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Bartholomew Hill: 1.0 mi
- Quarry Hill: 1.3 mi
- Overlook: 1.4 mi
- Bloody Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Boyum Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Evans Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Robinson Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Ballyhack Preserve - Cornwall Conservation Trust, Inc.: 1.7 mi
- Cathedral Pines Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Goshen Historic District: 4.0 mi
- Ivy Mountain State Park: 4.1 mi
- Housatonic Meadows State Park: 4.1 mi
- Dean's Ravine: 5.5 mi
- Town Green: 7.7 mi
- Marshepaug Falls: 2.8 mi
- Pine Swamp Brook Falls: 3.8 mi
- Hatch Brook Falls: 4.6 mi
- Cascade: 5.2 mi
- Dean's Ravine Falls: 5.3 mi
- Cornwall Historical Society: 1.6 mi
- Goshen Historical Society: 4.1 mi
- FV - Canaan Historical Society: 8.0 mi
- Litchfield Historical Society - Noyes Memorial Building: 9.1 mi
- Gay-Holt House Museum: 9.3 mi
- John Brown Birthplace: 6.6 mi
- Lime Kiln: 10.5 mi
- Folly: 10.8 mi
- World War I Memorial: 11.1 mi
- East Canaan Veterans Monument: 11.3 mi
- Gagarin Grove: 8.0 mi
- Town Hill Farm: 9.1 mi
- Peter's Forge: 9.3 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 9.6 mi
- Giant's Thumb: 10.0 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 10.1 mi
- Winsted Cliffs: 12.6 mi
- Grand Staircase: 13.0 mi
- Pine Ledge: 13.4 mi
- Queen Mary Ledge: 17.2 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 10.4 mi
- Judea Garden: 11.7 mi
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 22.0 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 23.8 mi
- Melanie Rieger Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial Garden: 23.8 mi
- Sandy Beach: 10.9 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 11.9 mi
- Holland Beach: 12.0 mi
- Waterfront: 20.0 mi
- Boating Side: 20.0 mi
- Jean Widmark: 19.4 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 23.3 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 24.3 mi
- Ben Franklin: 24.3 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 24.4 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 12.3 mi
- Hermit spring: 12.9 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 16.1 mi
- Big Spring: 16.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 19.1 mi
- Picnic Grove: 20.0 mi
- Dudley Town: 4.0 mi
- Questing: 18.9 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Red Mountain Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohawk Mountain | S 178° | 513 m | 2.0 mi |
| Ivy Mountain | ENE 69° | 504 m | 4.2 mi |
| The Pinnacle | S 190° | 502 m | 2.0 mi |
| Red Mountain | ESE 116° | 499 m | 0.4 mi |
| Sedgwick Mountain | NNE 34° | 495 m | 2.0 mi |
| Brass Mountain | ENE 77° | 491 m | 3.3 mi |
| Bartholomew Hill | E 95° | 484 m | 1.0 mi |
| Howe Mountain | N 359° | 473 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1529501053
Day trips start here
- Berkshires · 23 mi
- Monterey · 23 mi
- Great Barrington · 24 mi
- Otis · 26 mi
- Blandford · 30 mi
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