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Bradley Mountain

Bradley Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bradley Mountain rises to 207 m in Connecticut. South Mountain stands 313 m to the west, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunset Rock State Park Scenic Reserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away.

About

The story

Bradley Mountain, 700 feet (210 m), is a traprock mountain located 3 miles (5 km) west of New Britain, Connecticut, United States, in the towns of Southington and Plainville. It is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, Connecticut, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border. Bradley Mountain, popular as an outdoor recreation destination in the metropolitan Hartford/ New Britain area, is known for its clifftop scenic vistas overlooking Plainville Reservoir, unique microclimate ecosystems, and rare plant communities. Bradley Mountain is traversed by the 62.7-mile (101 km) Metacomet Trail.

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Wikidata Q2923491, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
207 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.65760, -72.83760
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Museums
Historic sites
Waterfalls
  • Intermittent Cascade: 2.1 mi
  • Cascades: 4.8 mi
  • Mill Pond Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Freeman Hill Brook Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Whigville Falls: 8.1 mi
Attractions
  • Hospital Rock: 2.4 mi
  • Will Warren's Den: 2.9 mi
  • Libby's Lump: 5.4 mi
  • Carousel: 7.4 mi
  • The Carrals: 7.4 mi
Peaks
Gardens
Artworks: 49
Cliffs: 20
  • Green Wall: 3.0 mi
  • Porcupine Hole: 3.1 mi
  • South Wall: 7.8 mi
  • Solar Panel: 7.8 mi
  • Superstructure: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 9
Springs: 5
  • Hermit spring: 18.4 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 21.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.1 mi
  • Cold Spring: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Southington Rest Area: 6.8 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 8.7 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 14.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 10.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Bradley Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South MountainW 264°313 m5.7 mi
Lindsley HillWSW 250°312 m7.0 mi
Clinton HillWSW 253°303 m9.2 mi
West PeakS 183°301 m6.6 mi
Mount HopeWNW 300°297 m8.0 mi
Becar HillWSW 252°297 m8.2 mi
Compounce MountainWSW 251°290 m5.5 mi
Fall MountainW 264°284 m8.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1615:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968737265534233
Precip in3.12.94.04.13.54.13.43.54.34.53.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359260550

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