Peak · Connecticut
Canaan Mountain
Canaan Mountain rises to 482 m in Connecticut. Bradford Mountain stands 584 m to the west-northwest, 0.7 miles off. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 20 miles off.
The story
mountain in Connecticut, United States of America
Wikidata Q31807737, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 482 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.98482, -73.28150
- 20.4 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 26.8 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bradford Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Wangum Lake Hill: 1.6 mi
- Stone Man Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Cobble Hill: 2.8 mi
- The Matterhorn: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
- The Nature Conservancy (Canaan Mountain)(Easement): 0.9 mi
- The Nature Conservancy (Canaan Mountain)(Easement): 0.9 mi
- The Nature Conservancy (Canaan Mountain (Foster))(Easement): 1.4 mi
- Nature Conservancy: 2.2 mi
- Page Road Swamp: 3.3 mi
Parks
- Beckley Furnace Industrial Park: 1.9 mi
- Edith Scoville Memorial Sanctuary: 3.4 mi
- Lawrence Field: 3.6 mi
- Norfolk Historic District: 4.2 mi
- Hillside Gardens: 4.5 mi
Waterfalls: 51
- Pothole Falls: 3.9 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 4.1 mi
- Great Falls: 4.9 mi
- Campbell Falls: 4.9 mi
- Cascade: 5.5 mi
Museums: 39
- Connecticut Railroad Historical Museum: 3.8 mi
- C H Pease Museum: 3.9 mi
- Norfolk Historical Society Museum: 4.2 mi
- FV - Canaan Historical Society: 4.8 mi
- Holley Williams House Museum: 8.3 mi
Historic sites: 34
- East Canaan Veterans Monument: 2.0 mi
- Dough Boy: 3.7 mi
- World War I Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Tri-State Marker: 11.5 mi
- John Brown Birthplace: 11.6 mi
Attractions: 31
- Beckley Furnace: 1.9 mi
- Giant's Thumb: 5.9 mi
- Town Hill Farm: 8.5 mi
- Sheffield Covered Bridge: 10.3 mi
- trail parking: 11.5 mi
Artworks: 21
- Newsboy Statue: 14.4 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 16.4 mi
- Naked Lady: 16.4 mi
- Divine Mercy: 21.0 mi
- The Twelfth Station - Jesus Dies Upon the Cross: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Winsted Cliffs: 12.1 mi
- The Beech: 12.4 mi
- Space Invaders: 12.5 mi
- Cloud Buttress: 12.5 mi
- Squirrel Wall: 12.5 mi
Gardens: 11
- Flower Gardens: 15.8 mi
- Herb Gardens: 15.8 mi
- Heritage Garden: 15.8 mi
- Community Garden: 16.4 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 18.0 mi
Beaches: 7
- Holland Beach: 10.9 mi
- County Beach: 18.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 19.6 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 20.8 mi
- East Beach: 22.9 mi
Springs: 4
- Cannavo Spring: 11.5 mi
- Hermit spring: 14.2 mi
- Big Spring: 14.5 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 15.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 11.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Questing: 9.6 mi
- Dudley Town: 12.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Canaan Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford Mountain | WNW 298° | 584 m | 0.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NE 49° | 539 m | 4.4 mi |
| Stone Man Mountain | S 182° | 528 m | 1.9 mi |
| Wangum Lake Hill | SE 129° | 521 m | 1.6 mi |
| East Bald Mountain | NE 53° | 519 m | 5.3 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | ENE 70° | 510 m | 4.0 mi |
| Dutton Mountain | E 97° | 506 m | 4.5 mi |
| Brown Mountain | ENE 58° | 499 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk 2 SW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 205999 — Canaan Mountain, Northwest Hills County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359261111
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