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Bogus Mountain

Bogus Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bogus Mountain rises to 254 m in Connecticut. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the west, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Lantern Road Tract, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 13 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q31807651, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
254 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.34926, -73.42679

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Beaches
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 5.6 mi
  • South Beach: 8.9 mi
  • North Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Tonetta Lake Beach: 10.8 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
Historic sites: 55
Peaks
Gardens: 46
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 2.5 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 2.5 mi
  • Garden Of Ideas: 5.4 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 20
  • P.T. Barnum: 1.7 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 4.5 mi
  • greek letter pi: 4.7 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 5.7 mi
  • Annunaki: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 20
  • Saugatuck Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Lower Falls: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 3.6 mi
  • 3-town marker: 5.9 mi
  • Weir House: 6.5 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 11.2 mi
  • Watchtower Educational Center: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Cedar Grove: 9.7 mi
  • Oak Grove: 9.8 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 10.1 mi
  • Pond View: 10.2 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 10.3 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 5.5 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 16.1 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 16.1 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 20.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
Lighthouses: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 7.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Bogus Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainW304 m3.2 mi
Cranson PeakE303 m4.7 mi
Bailey MountainWSW299 m6.9 mi
Moses MountainWNW296 m2.2 mi
Barlow MountainWSW290 m4.0 mi
Thomas MountainNW286 m2.0 mi
West MountainWSW285 m6.0 mi
Ned MountainW284 m4.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2119:4920:31
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1715:4416:28

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 205620 — Bogus Mountain, Western Connecticut County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359260461

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