Gridley Mountain
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.
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.
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Wikidata Q5608654, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 668 m
How to reach it
- 21.2 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Round Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Mount Frissell: 1.1 mi
- South Brace Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Brace Mountain: 1.4 mi
- 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
- Mount Riga State Park: 1.8 mi
- Appalachian Trail Scenic Open Space: 2.0 mi
- Town Open Space: 2.4 mi
- Whiteridge Easement: 2.5 mi
- Scoville Easement: 2.5 mi
- Holley Williams House Museum: 5.3 mi
- C H Pease Museum: 7.1 mi
- Connecticut Railroad Historical Museum: 7.1 mi
- Sheffield Historical Society: 7.7 mi
- FV - Canaan Historical Society: 7.9 mi
- Tri-State Marker: 1.3 mi
- Copake Iron Furnace: 6.0 mi
- Dough Boy: 7.2 mi
- Battlesite Monument: 8.5 mi
- Folly: 9.5 mi
- 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
- Sages Ravine Falls: 1.4 mi
- Bear Rock Falls: 2.2 mi
- Sages Ravine Brook Falls: 2.2 mi
- Riga Falls: 2.3 mi
- Upper Falls: 4.1 mi
- Giant's Thumb: 5.7 mi
- Town Hill Farm: 7.4 mi
- Sheffield Covered Bridge: 8.2 mi
- Beckley Furnace: 9.2 mi
- Orchard City Millage Sign: 12.1 mi
- 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
- Heritage Garden: 17.3 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 18.8 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 19.2 mi
- Old Dutch Village Garden Club: 21.0 mi
- Walled Garden: 22.2 mi
- East Beach: 12.7 mi
- West Beach: 13.4 mi
- Holland Beach: 21.2 mi
- Oakdale Beach: 21.7 mi
- County Beach: 23.5 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 21.8 mi
- Hermit spring: 24.4 mi
- Big Spring: 24.6 mi
- Questing: 12.4 mi
- Dudley Town: 17.1 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 4.9 mi
- Saugerties Lighthouse: 23.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Everett | NNE 22° | 793 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Frissell | NW 316° | 747 m | 1.1 mi |
| Mount Ashley | NNW 345° | 725 m | 1.6 mi |
| Mount Race | NNE 31° | 723 m | 3.4 mi |
| Bear Mountain | ENE 60° | 708 m | 0.7 mi |
| Brace Mountain | WNW 284° | 706 m | 1.4 mi |
| South Brace Mountain | W 268° | 702 m | 1.2 mi |
| Round Mountain | NW 323° | 695 m | 0.8 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 | 20:34 |
| 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 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Copake, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359263891
Day trips start here
- Great Barrington · 12 mi
- Monterey · 16 mi
- Berkshires · 18 mi
- Stockbridge · 19 mi
- Lee · 21 mi
- Otis · 22 mi
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