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The Nature Conservancy (Canaan Mountain)(Easement)

The Nature Conservancy (Canaan Mountain)(Easement) from directly overhead

The Nature Conservancy (Canaan Mountain)(Easement) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 441 m. Bradford Mountain stands 584 m to the west-southwest, 1.1 miles off. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 20 miles off.

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How to reach it

Coordinates41.99616, -73.27337

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls: 53
Historic sites: 44
Museums: 41
Attractions: 30
Artworks: 22
Cliffs: 17
  • The Beech: 11.7 mi
  • Space Invaders: 11.7 mi
  • Squirrel Wall: 11.8 mi
  • Cloud Buttress: 11.8 mi
  • Acorn Face: 11.8 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Flower Gardens: 14.9 mi
  • Herb Gardens: 14.9 mi
  • Heritage Garden: 15.0 mi
  • Community Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 18.6 mi
Beaches: 7
Springs: 4
  • Cannavo Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Big Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Hermit spring: 14.3 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 11.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of The Nature Conservancy (Canaan Mountain)(Easement). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bradford MountainWSW 246°584 m1.1 mi
Bald MountainNE 54°539 m3.6 mi
Stone Man MountainS 190°528 m2.8 mi
Wangum Lake HillSSE 156°521 m1.9 mi
East Bald MountainENE 58°519 m4.5 mi
Higley HillNE 42°518 m7.4 mi
Haystack MountainE 80°510 m3.4 mi
Dutton MountainESE 108°506 m4.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:1819:5020:33
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1915:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445564696760483828
Precip in4.03.34.23.94.15.04.84.74.95.14.14.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk 2 SW, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43440514

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