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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. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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

Parks
Peaks: 59
Museums: 39
Waterfalls: 37
Historic sites: 31
Attractions: 27
Artworks: 21
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
Beaches: 7
Gardens: 6
Springs: 4
  • Cannavo Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Hermit spring: 14.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 15.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 10.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainENE539 m4.7 mi
Stone Man MountainSSE528 m2.3 mi
Wangum Lake HillSE521 m2.2 mi
East Bald MountainENE519 m5.6 mi
Haystack MountainENE510 m4.5 mi
Dutton MountainE506 m5.2 mi
Brown MountainENE499 m6.3 mi
The MatterhornSSE498 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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