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Hunters Mountain

Hunters Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hunters Mountain rises to 246 m in Connecticut. Great Hill stands 292 m to the north-northwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Spruce Brook Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 15 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808087, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
246 m
Getting there

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Coordinates41.46760, -73.08289

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Fountain: 2.1 mi
  • Soldiers' Monument: 2.1 mi
  • Peter and Valerie Aiksnoras: 3.8 mi
  • The Cherry Blossom Tree: 4.8 mi
  • Harrub Pilgrim Memorial: 5.8 mi
Museums
Beaches: 60
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Mattatuck Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Waterfront: 11.6 mi
  • Boating Side: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 56
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 1.1 mi
Gardens: 50
Attractions: 41
  • Millstone: 4.3 mi
  • Millstone: 4.4 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 5.2 mi
  • Rock House: 11.9 mi
  • Libby's Lump: 13.4 mi
Artworks: 24
Cliffs: 15
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 11.6 mi
  • Pond View: 13.1 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 13.2 mi
  • Oak Grove: 13.5 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 13.8 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Southington Rest Area: 11.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 13.1 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 13.1 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 15.7 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 18.6 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Hunters Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great HillNNW 329°292 m5.3 mi
Blackmans HillNW 319°282 m6.8 mi
Andrews HillNNW 340°275 m1.2 mi
Woodruff HillNW 305°273 m2.6 mi
Turkey HillNE 49°263 m5.8 mi
Mount SanfordE 93°263 m7.0 mi
Prospect HillENE 66°260 m5.8 mi
Hopkins HillENE 70°259 m4.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1615:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 208031 — Hunters Mountain, Naugatuck Valley County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359264683

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