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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.

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
Waterfalls: 42
Museums: 40
Historic sites: 35
Attractions: 29
  • 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
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Grove: 20.6 mi
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 21.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mohawk MountainENE 74°513 m3.8 mi
The PinnacleENE 72°502 m3.4 mi
Red MountainNE 54°499 m4.9 mi
Sedgwick MountainNE 45°495 m6.6 mi
Bartholomew HillENE 58°484 m5.5 mi
Ellsworth HillW 267°473 m4.3 mi
Woodbury MountainESE 118°464 m1.2 mi
Dudleytown HillSE 125°461 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 5080 °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

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