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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 418 m. Bradford Mountain stands 584 m to the southwest, 0.6 miles off. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 20 miles off.

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How to reach it

Coordinates41.99673, -73.28635

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls: 51
Museums: 38
Historic sites: 33
Attractions: 28
Artworks: 22
Cliffs: 17
  • The Beech: 12.3 mi
  • Space Invaders: 12.3 mi
  • Squirrel Wall: 12.3 mi
  • Cloud Buttress: 12.3 mi
  • Acorn Face: 12.4 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Flower Gardens: 15.0 mi
  • Herb Gardens: 15.0 mi
  • Heritage Garden: 15.1 mi
  • Community Garden: 15.5 mi
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 18.8 mi
Beaches: 7
Springs: 4
  • Cannavo Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Hermit spring: 14.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 10.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of The Nature Conservancy (Canaan Mountain)(Easement). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bradford MountainSW 216°584 m0.6 mi
Bald MountainENE 59°539 m4.2 mi
Stone Man MountainS 176°528 m2.8 mi
Wangum Lake HillSE 141°521 m2.3 mi
East Bald MountainENE 63°519 m5.1 mi
Haystack MountainE 82°510 m4.0 mi
Dutton MountainESE 106°506 m4.9 mi
Brown MountainENE 66°499 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:1819:5120:33
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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43438639

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