Gallows Hill
Gallows Hill rises to 316 m in Connecticut. Bald Peak stands 588 m to the northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Falls Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 25 miles off.
The story
mountain in Connecticut, United States of America
Wikidata Q31807954, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 316 m
How to reach it
- 25.1 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Falls Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Forge Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Lookout Point: 1.4 mi
- Beebe Hill: 1.4 mi
- Battle Hill: 1.4 mi
- Town Green: 1.1 mi
- Dean's Ravine: 2.2 mi
- Trotta Field: 3.1 mi
- Salisbury Village Open Space: 3.4 mi
- Cannon Park And Ballfield: 3.5 mi
- Belter Lime Rock Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Wack Forest: 1.5 mi
- Sycamore Field Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Town Of Canaan: 1.7 mi
- Town Of Canaan: 1.8 mi
- FV - Canaan Historical Society: 0.8 mi
- Holley Williams House Museum: 3.6 mi
- Connecticut Railroad Historical Museum: 6.0 mi
- C H Pease Museum: 6.1 mi
- Gay-Holt House Museum: 7.0 mi
- Great Falls: 1.2 mi
- Dean's Ravine Falls: 2.4 mi
- Cascade: 2.6 mi
- Pine Swamp Brook Falls: 5.5 mi
- Pothole Falls: 5.8 mi
- Dough Boy: 6.1 mi
- East Canaan Veterans Monument: 6.6 mi
- Folly: 6.8 mi
- Lime Kiln: 7.4 mi
- Tri-State Marker: 9.2 mi
- Giant's Thumb: 2.3 mi
- Town Hill Farm: 3.0 mi
- Beckley Furnace: 6.2 mi
- trail parking: 12.1 mi
- Sheffield Covered Bridge: 12.4 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 16.4 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 18.2 mi
- Naked Lady: 18.4 mi
- Diving Lady: 21.4 mi
- Divine Mercy: 23.9 mi
- Winsted Cliffs: 16.0 mi
- Grand Staircase: 16.2 mi
- Pine Ledge: 16.8 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 17.3 mi
- The Beech: 18.0 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 18.0 mi
- Community Garden: 18.2 mi
- Judea Garden: 18.3 mi
- Flower Gardens: 19.9 mi
- Herb Gardens: 19.9 mi
- Holland Beach: 15.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 18.6 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 19.5 mi
- East Beach: 19.6 mi
- West Beach: 20.2 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 15.5 mi
- Hermit spring: 17.5 mi
- Big Spring: 19.2 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 19.3 mi
- Dudley Town: 9.6 mi
- Questing: 13.7 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 11.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 19.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Gallows Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Peak | NW 315° | 588 m | 6.5 mi |
| Bradford Mountain | NE 54° | 584 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Riga | NW 305° | 534 m | 5.8 mi |
| Lion's Head | NW 320° | 531 m | 5.6 mi |
| Stone Man Mountain | E 81° | 528 m | 4.8 mi |
| Wangum Lake Hill | ENE 74° | 521 m | 6.3 mi |
| Thorpe Mountain | WNW 298° | 518 m | 6.5 mi |
| The Matterhorn | E 90° | 498 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 207237 — Gallows Hill, Northwest Hills County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359263448
Day trips start here
- Great Barrington · 17 mi
- Monterey · 18 mi
- Berkshires · 19 mi
- Otis · 22 mi
- Stockbridge · 24 mi
- Lee · 26 mi
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