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West Mountain Refuge (Reed Section)

West Mountain Refuge (Reed Section) from directly overhead

West Mountain Refuge (Reed Section) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 224 m. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the north-northeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is West Mountain Refuge (Mcmanus Section), a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 11 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.28772, -73.52941

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • West Mountain Refuge: 0.4 mi
  • Sachem Park & Field: 1.1 mi
  • TEA Beach: 1.3 mi
  • TLPOA Beach (private): 1.4 mi
  • Keeler Field Park: 1.6 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens: 58
Beaches: 56
  • Mamanasco Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Tonetta Lake Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Mahopac Hills Beach: 13.3 mi
  • South Beach: 13.5 mi
Artworks: 29
  • Annunaki: 3.5 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 8.3 mi
  • greek letter pi: 9.6 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 10.4 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 10.4 mi
Attractions: 23
Waterfalls: 17
  • Sheep Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Cascade: 5.4 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Cascade: 6.9 mi
  • Cascade: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 9
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 3.5 mi
  • Pell Hill: 3.6 mi
  • The Meadow: 11.3 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 14.8 mi
  • Oak Grove: 14.9 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Danbury Rest Area: 7.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 11.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 11.9 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 20.5 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 2.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of West Mountain Refuge (Reed Section). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainNNE 26°304 m4.9 mi
Bailey MountainNW 326°299.314 m2.0 mi
Moses MountainNNE 33°296 m6.0 mi
Barlow MountainNNE 31°290 m3.1 mi
Thomas MountainNE 35°286 m6.6 mi
West MountainN 7°285 m1.2 mi
Ned MountainN 7°284 m4.2 mi
Seth Low MountainNNE 16°283 m3.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2219:5020:31
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1715:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867727063524132
Precip in3.12.73.93.73.84.54.54.64.84.53.84.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury Muni AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43434104

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