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Boardman Mountain

Boardman Mountain, a peak in Connecticut
Boardman Mountain, a peak in ConnecticutH. Morrow Long · CC BY-SA 3.0

Boardman Mountain rises to 162 m in Connecticut. Observatory Hill stands 405 m to the west-southwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Eleanor and Howard Hunt Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 29 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31807649, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
162 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.61516, -73.46251

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Jim Hulton: 0.3 mi
  • Lois Batchelder: 1.8 mi
  • Charcoal Hearth: 5.7 mi
  • Mill Ruins: 6.9 mi
  • Thomas Robert Lilly: 9.9 mi
Parks
  • Emmanuel Williamson Park: 0.9 mi
  • Sega Meadows Park: 1.2 mi
  • Emanuel Williamson Park: 1.9 mi
  • Fireman's Field: 2.2 mi
  • Little League Field: 2.2 mi
Peaks
Museums: 39
Waterfalls: 32
  • Cascades: 5.7 mi
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 6.1 mi
  • New Preston Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Lower Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Upper Falls: 8.2 mi
Gardens: 21
  • Judea Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Personal Gardens: 10.0 mi
  • Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 14.1 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 16.3 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 16.3 mi
Attractions: 19
Beaches: 16
Cliffs: 9
Artworks: 9
  • Jean Widmark: 10.5 mi
  • greek letter pi: 13.9 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 14.0 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 17.0 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • Stormville Rest Area: 14.2 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 14.3 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 25.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Boardman Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Observatory HillWSW 245°405 m4.5 mi
Schaghticoke MountainNNW 328°404 m5.8 mi
Bear HillNE 47°390 m4.4 mi
Branch HillSW 229°370 m4.6 mi
Seeley HillWSW 251°368 m4.4 mi
Segar MountainN 360°366 m6.2 mi
Turner MountainSW 233°362 m3.6 mi
Peet HillNNE 22°359 m4.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2019:5020:32
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1815:4316:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252835475765706861504031
Precip in3.93.04.13.64.14.64.24.94.94.23.95.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carmel 4N, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359260428

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