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Bradford Mountain

Bradford Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bradford Mountain rises to 584 m in Connecticut. Bald Mountain stands 539 m to the east-northeast, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is The Nature Conservancy (Canaan Mountain)(Easement), a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31807664, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
584 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.98954, -73.29345

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls: 50
Museums: 39
Historic sites: 32
Attractions: 28
Artworks: 22
Cliffs: 17
  • Winsted Cliffs: 12.8 mi
  • The Beech: 12.8 mi
  • Space Invaders: 12.9 mi
  • Squirrel Wall: 12.9 mi
  • Cloud Buttress: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 10
  • Flower Gardens: 15.6 mi
  • Herb Gardens: 15.6 mi
  • Heritage Garden: 15.6 mi
  • Community Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 18.5 mi
Beaches: 7
Springs: 4
  • Cannavo Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Hermit spring: 14.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 10.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Bradford Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainENE 57°539 m4.7 mi
Stone Man MountainSSE 167°528 m2.3 mi
Wangum Lake HillSE 125°521 m2.2 mi
East Bald MountainENE 60°519 m5.6 mi
Haystack MountainENE 76°510 m4.5 mi
Dutton MountainE 100°506 m5.2 mi
Brown MountainENE 64°499 m6.3 mi
The MatterhornSSE 148°498 m3.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:1919:5120:33
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1915:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445564696760483828
Precip in4.03.34.23.94.15.04.84.74.95.14.14.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk 2 SW, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359260540

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