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Forge Mountain

Forge Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Forge Mountain rises to 326 m in Connecticut. Bald Peak stands 588 m to the northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Gallows Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 26 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31807933, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
326 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.94083, -73.38685

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Town Green: 1.7 mi
  • Dean's Ravine: 2.4 mi
  • Trotta Field: 3.0 mi
  • Cannon Park And Ballfield: 3.1 mi
  • Bicentennial Park: 3.2 mi
Museums: 39
Waterfalls: 35
Historic sites: 33
  • Folly: 6.1 mi
  • Dough Boy: 6.6 mi
  • Lime Kiln: 6.7 mi
  • East Canaan Veterans Monument: 7.3 mi
  • Tri-State Marker: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 21
Artworks: 21
  • Newsboy Statue: 16.7 mi
  • Liebowitz Letter: 18.5 mi
  • Naked Lady: 18.7 mi
  • Diving Lady: 21.1 mi
  • Divine Mercy: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 16
Gardens: 9
  • Judea Garden: 18.1 mi
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 18.1 mi
  • Community Garden: 18.6 mi
  • Flower Gardens: 20.4 mi
  • Herb Gardens: 20.4 mi
Beaches: 6
Springs: 4
  • Cannavo Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Hermit spring: 18.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 11.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Forge Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald PeakNW 321°588 m6.4 mi
Bradford MountainNE 55°584 m5.9 mi
Mount RigaNW 311°534 m5.6 mi
Lion's HeadNW 326°531 m5.5 mi
Stone Man MountainENE 78°528 m5.5 mi
Wangum Lake HillENE 73°521 m6.9 mi
Thorpe MountainWNW 304°518 m6.2 mi
The MatterhornE 87°498 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1919:5120:33
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1915:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475866716962514030
Precip in3.02.63.43.33.94.84.84.44.74.73.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359263160

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