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Cotton Hill

Cotton Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Cotton Hill rises to 360 m in Connecticut. Beech Hill stands 452 m to the west-northwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Goula Open Space Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 28 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31807851, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
360 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.81176, -73.04344

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
  • Sap Evaporator: 3.7 mi
  • Hermit memorial: 4.2 mi
  • Jones Memorial: 5.5 mi
  • Kathy Ebersold plaque: 6.0 mi
  • John Brown Birthplace: 6.8 mi
Museums
Waterfalls: 60
Attractions: 50
  • Hogan's Cider Mill: 3.0 mi
  • Boynton Butterfly Garden: 4.7 mi
  • 4 towns meet: 5.2 mi
  • Pinnacle Rock: 5.9 mi
  • Tory's Den: 6.8 mi
Gardens: 46
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 7.6 mi
  • Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 11.8 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 13.0 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 14.7 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 14.8 mi
Artworks: 39
Cliffs: 28
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 4.7 mi
  • Hornet's Nest: 5.1 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 6.9 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 7.0 mi
  • Winsted Cliffs: 7.0 mi
Beaches: 8
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 4.2 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 10.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Grove: 12.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Southington Rest Area: 18.0 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 23.6 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beech HillWNW 294°452 m9.3 mi
Platt HillNNW 328°443 m7.0 mi
Mount OuleoutNW 312°433 m8.7 mi
Lucas HillWNW 286°430 m9.3 mi
Burr MountainNW 307°425 m9.2 mi
Pie HillW 267°412 m8.4 mi
Walnut MountainNW 309°400 m4.7 mi
Brush HillW 264°386 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2819:04
June solstice05:1819:4920:31
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1715:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465765706861493930
Precip in3.93.54.64.44.14.94.34.85.05.44.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359262136

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