Nature reserve · Connecticut
Skiff Mountain Preserve
Skiff Mountain Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 417 m. Ellsworth Hill stands 473 m to the north, 1.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Sharon Land Trust
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.78654, -73.45618
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Skiff Mountain Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Skiff Mountain South Preserve: 0.9 mi
- D'Alton Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Wildwoods Nature Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Cobble Mountain: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Skiff Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Ellsworth Hill: 1.1 mi
- Calebs Peak: 2.1 mi
- Cobble Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Pond Mountain: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Bucksbaum Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Kent Green: 4.1 mi
- Kent Commons Park: 4.6 mi
- Housatonic Meadows State Park: 5.7 mi
- Town Green: 6.2 mi
Waterfalls: 34
- Kent Falls: 2.4 mi
- Hatch Brook Falls: 4.9 mi
- Pine Swamp Brook Falls: 7.1 mi
- Cascades: 7.1 mi
- New Preston Falls: 9.2 mi
Museums: 33
- Sloane-Stanley Museum: 3.3 mi
- Gay-Holt House Museum: 6.3 mi
- Cornwall Historical Society: 7.7 mi
- Goshen Historical Society: 12.3 mi
- Holley Williams House Museum: 12.4 mi
Historic sites: 31
- Lime Kiln: 7.3 mi
- Charcoal Hearth: 7.7 mi
- Folly: 8.4 mi
- Mill Ruins: 9.2 mi
- Jim Hulton: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 21
- Dover Stone Church: 7.6 mi
- Peter's Forge: 9.7 mi
- Gagarin Grove: 10.3 mi
- Town Hill Farm: 10.4 mi
- wings castle: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Grand Staircase: 4.5 mi
- Pine Ledge: 5.1 mi
- Kelly Slide: 14.1 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 16.8 mi
- Lovers Leap: 17.2 mi
Beaches: 12
- Morris Town Beach: 13.8 mi
- Sandy Beach: 13.8 mi
- Sherman Town Beach: 14.9 mi
- Holiday Point Community Beach: 15.3 mi
- Pine Ledge: 17.9 mi
Gardens: 11
- Judea Garden: 9.5 mi
- Innisfree Garden: 15.3 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 15.7 mi
- Personal Gardens: 20.7 mi
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 21.3 mi
Artworks: 5
- Jean Widmark: 17.8 mi
- Frankiln Delano Roosevelt: 24.6 mi
- Franlin Delano Roosevelt: 24.7 mi
- Winston Chruchill: 24.7 mi
- Mitchell Gate: 24.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Cannavo Spring: 21.4 mi
- Hermit spring: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Stormville Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 22.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Dudley Town: 5.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 8.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Skiff Mountain Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellsworth Hill | N 10° | 473 m | 1.1 mi |
| Woodbury Mountain | E 82° | 464 m | 5.6 mi |
| Dudleytown Hill | E 80° | 461 m | 5.2 mi |
| Whitcomb Hill | E 87° | 459 m | 4.2 mi |
| Above All | SE 128° | 450 m | 6.7 mi |
| Peck Mountain | E 88° | 447 m | 6.0 mi |
| Hogshead | E 81° | 446 m | 7.2 mi |
| Sharon Mountain | NNE 24° | 445 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1333571981
Day trips start here
- Great Barrington · 29 mi
- Putnam County · 29 mi
- Monterey · 30 mi
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