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Tousi Mountain

Tousi Mountain from directly overhead

Tousi Mountain is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 216 m. Mount Tom stands 393 m to the northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Hill Meadow, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 27 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Bethlehem Land Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates41.62637, -73.19210

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
Waterfalls: 56
  • Nonnewaug Falls: 1.8 mi
  • East Meadow Brook Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Cascade: 5.6 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 6.8 mi
Attractions: 38
Gardens: 33
Cliffs: 21
  • Satan's Dog Bowl: 5.4 mi
  • Bethel Rock: 6.0 mi
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 7.1 mi
  • Hornet's Nest: 10.8 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 11.9 mi
Beaches: 15
Artworks: 15
  • Jean Widmark: 5.6 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 9.1 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 9.1 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 9.2 mi
  • Maori Head: 9.6 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Grove: 7.7 mi
  • Pond View: 21.5 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 21.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 21.8 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Southington Rest Area: 15.3 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 23.6 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 23.7 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 24.2 mi
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 18.5 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Tousi Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomNW 318°393 m6.3 mi
Chestnut HillN 8°359 m7.5 mi
Mount RatNW 307°352 m7.2 mi
Guernsey HillNNE 27°346 m6.6 mi
Todd HillNW 315°344 m3.0 mi
Poor House HillN 351°336 m4.7 mi
Apple HillNNW 344°334 m4.7 mi
Little Mount TomNW 319°331 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465765706861493930
Precip in3.93.54.64.44.14.94.34.85.05.44.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1202962369

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