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Gridley Mountain

Gridley Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Gridley Mountain rises to 668 m in Connecticut. Mount Everett stands 793 m to the north-northeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 21 miles off.

About

The story

Gridley Mountain, 2,211 feet (674 m), is the third highest elevation in the state of Connecticut. The mountain, part of the Taconic Range, has no official trail and is located on private property. The Mount Washington Road passes the mountain from the west. Gridley Mountain is located in Salisbury, Connecticut. It is flanked to the northwest by Round Mountain, to the northeast by Bear Mountain, and to the west by Brace Mountain. The west side of the mountain drains into Riga Lake and South Pond, then into Wachocostinook Brook, Salmon Creek, the Housatonic River, and Long Island Sound. The east side drains into Brassie Brook, Ball Brook, Moore Brook, then into the Housatonic River.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5608654, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
668 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.03967, -73.46690

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Garrett Garden and Green: 4.1 mi
  • East Twin Lake Water Access: 4.2 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 4.5 mi
  • Salisbury Village Open Space: 4.6 mi
  • Trotta Field: 5.0 mi
Museums: 38
Historic sites: 33
Waterfalls: 27
  • Sages Ravine Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Sages Ravine Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Bear Rock Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Sages Ravine Brook Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Riga Falls: 2.3 mi
Artworks: 26
  • Newsboy Statue: 11.0 mi
  • Liebowitz Letter: 12.4 mi
  • Naked Lady: 12.7 mi
  • Diving Lady: 13.9 mi
  • Divine Mercy: 18.9 mi
Attractions: 18
Gardens: 18
Cliffs: 15
  • Devil’s Pulpit: 15.7 mi
  • The Beech: 20.6 mi
  • Space Invaders: 20.6 mi
  • Squirrel Wall: 20.6 mi
  • Cloud Buttress: 20.6 mi
Beaches: 8
Springs: 3
  • Cannavo Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Hermit spring: 24.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 4.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Gridley Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount EverettNNE 22°793 m4.6 mi
Mount FrissellNW 316°747 m1.1 mi
Mount AshleyNNW 345°725 m1.6 mi
Mount RaceNNE 31°723 m3.4 mi
Bear MountainENE 60°708 m0.7 mi
Brace MountainWNW 284°706 m1.4 mi
South Brace MountainW 268°702 m1.2 mi
Round MountainNW 323°695 m0.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1919:5120:34
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1915:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634475766717062504030
Precip in3.12.33.33.34.64.33.83.84.54.22.93.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Copake, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359263891

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