Skip to content

Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 429 m in Connecticut. Mohawk Mountain stands 513 m to the east-northeast, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Dudleytown Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mountain in Litchfield County, Connectcut, United States.

Wikidata Q31807565, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
429 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.80618, -73.36852

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums: 40
Historic sites: 34
Waterfalls: 32
Attractions: 28
  • Gagarin Grove: 7.1 mi
  • Peter's Forge: 7.4 mi
  • Town Hill Farm: 9.6 mi
  • Giant's Thumb: 11.8 mi
  • Pinnacle Rock: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 21
Gardens: 12
Beaches: 10
Artworks: 5
  • Jean Widmark: 17.1 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 24.1 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 24.1 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 24.2 mi
  • Maori Head: 24.6 mi
Springs: 4
  • Cannavo Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Hermit spring: 17.0 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Grove: 20.6 mi
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 21.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mohawk MountainENE513 m3.8 mi
The PinnacleENE502 m3.4 mi
Red MountainNE499 m4.9 mi
Sedgwick MountainNE495 m6.6 mi
Bartholomew HillENE484 m5.5 mi
Ellsworth HillW473 m4.3 mi
Woodbury MountainESE464 m1.2 mi
Dudleytown HillSE461 m0.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1919:5020:33
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1815:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475866716962514030
Precip in3.02.63.43.33.94.84.84.44.74.73.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 205219 — Bald Mountain, Northwest Hills County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359259759

More peaks in Connecticut

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Bald Mountain.

Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens