Garrett Mountain
Garrett Mountain rises to 275 m in Connecticut. Platt Hill stands 443 m to the northwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Bee Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 27 miles off.
The story
mountain in Connecticut, United States of America
Wikidata Q31807956, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 275 m
How to reach it
- 27.0 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 29.7 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Bee Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Schoolhouse Hill: 1.4 mi
- Barnes Hill: 1.5 mi
- Sweetheart Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Yellow Mountain: 2.7 mi
- DEEP protected area: 1.4 mi
- Town Open Space (Vineland Road): 1.9 mi
- Foote Road Recreation Area: 1.9 mi
- Sweetheart Mountain Trails: 2.0 mi
- NHLT South Nepaug Brook Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Browns Corner Recreation Area: 1.5 mi
- Little League Field: 2.6 mi
- Collinsville V.F.D. Memorial Field: 2.8 mi
- Millennium Field: 3.1 mi
- Town Open Space (Canton Spring Road): 4.0 mi
- Burlington Falls: 1.5 mi
- Bunnell's Falls: 1.6 mi
- Fetzer Falls: 2.1 mi
- Seven Steps Falls: 2.2 mi
- Whigville Falls: 5.1 mi
- Canton Historical Museum: 2.4 mi
- New Hartford Historical Society Museum: 4.9 mi
- Unionville Museum: 5.4 mi
- Avon Historical Society Museum: 7.2 mi
- Torrington Historical Society: 7.8 mi
- Kathy Ebersold plaque: 3.5 mi
- Jones Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Pavilion Cafe/Ice Cream Parlor: 5.6 mi
- Sap Evaporator: 5.7 mi
- Hermit memorial: 6.1 mi
- Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 8.7 mi
- Sunken Garden: 9.7 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 10.7 mi
- Perennial Garden: 11.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 11.0 mi
- Hogan's Cider Mill: 2.9 mi
- Wreck: 4.0 mi
- 1780s dam site: 4.7 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 4.8 mi
- Lamothe Sugar House: 5.2 mi
- Bike Sculpture: 8.6 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 11.0 mi
- A Journey toward Freedom & Excellence: 12.2 mi
- Painted Cow: 12.7 mi
- Sedna: 13.2 mi
- Queen Mary Ledge: 2.6 mi
- Petro Cliffs: 6.3 mi
- Ravens Roost: 6.4 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 8.5 mi
- Winsted Cliffs: 8.8 mi
- Holland Beach: 9.9 mi
- Boating Side: 12.6 mi
- Waterfront: 12.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 14.3 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 15.6 mi
- Hermit spring: 6.0 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 8.1 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 9.2 mi
- Big Spring: 10.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 12.6 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 24.5 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 21.1 mi
- Dudley Town: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Garrett Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platt Hill | NW 309° | 443 m | 9.8 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | WNW 294° | 400 m | 8.1 mi |
| Burr Mountain | NW 308° | 383 m | 7.7 mi |
| Cotton Hill | W 274° | 360 m | 3.8 mi |
| Ratlum Mountain | NNE 21° | 358 m | 6.0 mi |
| Johnnycake Mountain | SSW 198° | 354 m | 3.9 mi |
| Scoville Hill | WSW 242° | 340 m | 7.3 mi |
| Wallens Hill | NNW 333° | 339 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 207256 — Garrett Mountain, Northwest Hills County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359263471
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 23 mi
- Berkshires · 26 mi
- Blandford · 26 mi
- Longmeadow · 26 mi
- Otis · 27 mi
- Monterey · 29 mi
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