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French Mountain

French Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

French Mountain rises to 291 m in Connecticut. Mount Prospect stands 400 m to the northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is High Meadow Farms, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 29 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31807946, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
291 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.66315, -73.15428

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
Waterfalls
  • Knife Shop Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Nonnewaug Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Cascade: 4.2 mi
Attractions: 45
Gardens: 34
Cliffs: 21
  • Satan's Dog Bowl: 3.6 mi
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 5.9 mi
  • Hornet's Nest: 7.8 mi
  • Bethel Rock: 8.8 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 9.0 mi
Beaches: 15
Artworks: 15
  • Jean Widmark: 8.8 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 9.4 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 9.4 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 9.5 mi
  • Maori Head: 9.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Grove: 6.1 mi
  • Pond View: 24.3 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 24.4 mi
  • Oak Grove: 24.6 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 24.9 mi
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 15.4 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Southington Rest Area: 14.3 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of French Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ProspectNW 313°400 m7.7 mi
Mount TomWNW 289°393 m6.5 mi
Jefferson HillN 358°378 m5.8 mi
Chestnut HillN 350°359 m5.0 mi
Mount RatWNW 283°352 m7.9 mi
Guernsey HillNNE 17°346 m3.5 mi
Todd HillW 264°344 m4.1 mi
Scoville HillNNE 25°340 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4116:26

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, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359263417

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