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West Mountain Refuge

West Mountain Refuge from directly overhead

West Mountain Refuge is a park in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 263 m. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the north-northeast, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is West Mountain Refuge (Reed Section), a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 12 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
263 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.29260, -73.53290

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Sachem Park & Field: 0.8 mi
  • TLPOA Beach (private): 1.3 mi
  • TEA Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Sturges Park: 1.5 mi
  • Keeler Field Park: 1.6 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Old stone wall: 1.4 mi
  • Settlers Rock: 1.5 mi
  • War Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • Ridgefield September 11 Memorial: 2.1 mi
  • Reflecting Pool Ruins: 2.1 mi
Museums
Gardens: 57
Beaches: 51
  • Mamanasco Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Tonetta Lake Beach: 9.7 mi
  • Mahopac Hills Beach: 12.9 mi
  • South Beach: 13.2 mi
Artworks: 29
  • Annunaki: 3.6 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 8.2 mi
  • greek letter pi: 9.3 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 10.2 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 23
Waterfalls: 17
  • Sheep Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Cascade: 5.7 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Cascade: 7.2 mi
  • Cascade: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 9
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 3.6 mi
  • Pell Hill: 3.7 mi
  • The Meadow: 11.6 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 14.9 mi
  • Oak Grove: 15.1 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Danbury Rest Area: 6.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 12.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 12.2 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 20.1 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 3.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of West Mountain Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainNNE 30°304 m4.7 mi
Bailey MountainNW 325°299.314 m1.7 mi
Moses MountainNE 37°296 m5.8 mi
Barlow MountainNE 38°290 m2.9 mi
Thomas MountainNE 38°286 m6.4 mi
West MountainNNE 22°285 m0.9 mi
Ned MountainN 10°284 m3.9 mi
Seth Low MountainNNE 21°283 m2.7 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.

Wildlife nearby
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee27 obs
  • American Toad18 obs
  • carpet bugle16 obs
  • wineberry15 obs
  • Eastern Skunk Cabbage14 obs
  • bloodroot13 obs
  • Bald Eagle12 obs
  • marsh marigold12 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359287518

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