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Garrett Mountain

Garrett Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates41.80788, -72.97010

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Waterfalls
Museums
Historic sites
  • 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
Gardens: 55
  • 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
Attractions: 51
  • 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
Artworks: 47
Cliffs: 26
  • 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
Beaches: 10
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 6.0 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 10.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Grove: 12.6 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Southington Rest Area: 16.6 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Platt HillNW 309°443 m9.8 mi
Walnut MountainWNW 294°400 m8.1 mi
Burr MountainNW 308°383 m7.7 mi
Cotton HillW 274°360 m3.8 mi
Ratlum MountainNNE 21°358 m6.0 mi
Johnnycake MountainSSW 198°354 m3.9 mi
Scoville HillWSW 242°340 m7.3 mi
Wallens HillNNW 333°339 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4920:31
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1715:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485968737164524233
Precip in3.73.44.24.34.24.84.45.15.05.73.94.8

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

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