Town Open Space (Dutton Mountain)
Town Open Space (Dutton Mountain) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 427 m. Bradford Mountain stands 584 m to the west, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Dutton Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 19 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
How to reach it
- 19.3 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 23.6 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Dutton Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Fox Hill: 0.5 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 0.8 mi
- Pine Mountain: 1.0 mi
- East Summit: 1.3 mi
- Bigelow Park: 0.6 mi
- Norfolk Historic District: 0.9 mi
- Hillside Gardens: 1.5 mi
- Maasser Park: 2.4 mi
- North Green: 2.5 mi
- Norfolk Meadow: 1.0 mi
- Pine Mountain Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Town Open Space (Town Farm): 1.9 mi
- Wolcott Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Long Rivers Council (Boy Scouts Of America): 2.1 mi
- World War I Memorial: 1.2 mi
- East Canaan Veterans Monument: 5.4 mi
- Dough Boy: 7.8 mi
- John Brown Birthplace: 9.8 mi
- Hermit memorial: 10.3 mi
- Norfolk Historical Society Museum: 0.8 mi
- Colebrook Historical Society: 4.9 mi
- American Museum of Tort Law: 7.0 mi
- American Mural Project: 7.8 mi
- Connecticut Railroad Historical Museum: 7.9 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 1.2 mi
- Colebrook Falls: 4.8 mi
- Campbell Falls: 5.1 mi
- Pothole Falls: 5.2 mi
- Beulah Falls: 5.4 mi
- Beckley Furnace: 5.7 mi
- Army Corps of Engineers benchmark: 8.3 mi
- 4 towns meet: 9.5 mi
- Lighthouse cemetery: 9.8 mi
- Charcoal mound exhibit: 10.6 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 16.8 mi
- Naked Lady: 18.7 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 18.7 mi
- Bike Sculpture: 21.4 mi
- Divine Mercy: 22.1 mi
- Winsted Cliffs: 7.8 mi
- The Beech: 8.8 mi
- Space Invaders: 8.8 mi
- Cloud Buttress: 8.9 mi
- Squirrel Wall: 8.9 mi
- Flower Gardens: 15.8 mi
- Herb Gardens: 15.9 mi
- Heritage Garden: 15.9 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 16.5 mi
- Community Garden: 18.7 mi
- Holland Beach: 6.6 mi
- County Beach: 15.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 19.0 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 20.3 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 22.6 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 7.3 mi
- Big Spring: 9.8 mi
- Hermit spring: 10.4 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 10.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 15.4 mi
- Questing: 10.3 mi
- Dudley Town: 14.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Town Open Space (Dutton Mountain). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford Mountain | W 277° | 584 m | 5.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNW 337° | 539 m | 3.5 mi |
| Cowles Hill | N 10° | 537 m | 8.5 mi |
| Stone Man Mountain | WSW 252° | 528 m | 5.1 mi |
| Wangum Lake Hill | W 260° | 521 m | 3.6 mi |
| East Bald Mountain | N 352° | 519 m | 3.5 mi |
| Higley Hill | N 6° | 518 m | 6.6 mi |
| Seymour Mountain | NE 39° | 517 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk 2 SW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43440624
Day trips start here
- Berkshires · 13 mi
- Monterey · 14 mi
- Otis · 16 mi
- Great Barrington · 17 mi
- Blandford · 19 mi
- Stockbridge · 22 mi
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