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Compounce Mountain

Compounce Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Compounce Mountain rises to 290 m in Connecticut. Johnnycake Mountain stands 354 m to the north-northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Toffolon Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 28 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31807836, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
290 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.63204, -72.93927

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Attractions
Waterfalls
  • Cascades: 0.9 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Cascade: 5.8 mi
  • Freeman Hill Brook Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Intermittent Cascade: 6.8 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Bristol Spanish War Veterans Monument: 3.0 mi
  • Edward G Swicklas Employee Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Rochambeau Monument: 4.4 mi
  • James P. Casey plaque: 5.6 mi
  • plinth: 6.6 mi
Gardens
Artworks: 50
  • Maori Head: 7.4 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 7.6 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 7.6 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 7.7 mi
  • Home: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 20
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 6.0 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 6.6 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 6.6 mi
  • Green Wall: 7.2 mi
  • Porcupine Hole: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 10
Rest areas: 5
  • Southington Rest Area: 4.4 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 11.5 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 14.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 25.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 25.0 mi
Springs: 5
  • Hermit spring: 17.5 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Cold Spring: 21.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 5.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Compounce Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnnycake MountainNNW 341°354 m8.9 mi
South MountainNNW 340°313 m1.2 mi
Lindsley HillWSW 245°312 m1.5 mi
Lattin HillWNW 293°310 m9.5 mi
Walnut HillWNW 291°307 m9.6 mi
Clinton HillWSW 255°303 m3.7 mi
West PeakSE 134°301 m6.9 mi
Scranton MountainN 351°300 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1615:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 206411 — Compounce Mountain, Naugatuck Valley County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359262035

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