Lion's Head
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Lion's Head rises to 531 m in Connecticut. Mount Everett stands 793 m to the north, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Riga Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 23 miles off.
The story
mountain in Connecticut, United States of America
Wikidata Q31808178, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 531 m
How to reach it
- 22.6 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Bunker Hill: 0.7 mi
- Bald Peak: 1.0 mi
- Mount Riga: 1.4 mi
- Brook Hill: 1.9 mi
- Thorpe Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Appalachian Trail Scenic Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Schlesinger Bird Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Whiteridge Easement: 1.2 mi
- Brinkman Easement: 1.5 mi
- Rosenfeld Easement: 1.5 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Salisbury Village Open Space: 2.2 mi
- Trotta Field: 2.6 mi
- Cannon Park And Ballfield: 3.0 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 3.0 mi
- Holley Williams House Museum: 2.9 mi
- FV - Canaan Historical Society: 5.6 mi
- C H Pease Museum: 6.1 mi
- Connecticut Railroad Historical Museum: 6.2 mi
- Sheffield Historical Society: 8.6 mi
- Tri-State Marker: 3.6 mi
- Dough Boy: 6.2 mi
- Folly: 7.6 mi
- East Canaan Veterans Monument: 8.4 mi
- Copake Iron Furnace: 8.4 mi
- Riga Falls: 0.5 mi
- Sages Ravine Falls: 3.1 mi
- Sages Ravine Falls: 3.1 mi
- Sages Ravine Brook Falls: 3.1 mi
- Bear Rock Falls: 3.8 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 12.7 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 14.3 mi
- Naked Lady: 14.5 mi
- Diving Lady: 15.9 mi
- Divine Mercy: 20.6 mi
- Community Garden: 14.3 mi
- Flower Gardens: 18.2 mi
- Herb Gardens: 18.2 mi
- Heritage Garden: 18.2 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 20.5 mi
- Giant's Thumb: 3.4 mi
- Town Hill Farm: 5.0 mi
- trail parking: 7.9 mi
- Beckley Furnace: 7.9 mi
- Sheffield Covered Bridge: 9.3 mi
- Devil’s Pulpit: 17.4 mi
- Grand Staircase: 19.5 mi
- The Beech: 19.9 mi
- Space Invaders: 19.9 mi
- Squirrel Wall: 20.0 mi
- East Beach: 14.4 mi
- West Beach: 15.1 mi
- Holland Beach: 19.4 mi
- County Beach: 23.7 mi
- Oakdale Beach: 24.0 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 20.0 mi
- Hermit spring: 22.4 mi
- Big Spring: 23.2 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 23.6 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Questing: 12.8 mi
- Dudley Town: 14.6 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Lion's Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Everett | N 6° | 793 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mount Frissell | NNW 329° | 747 m | 3.5 mi |
| Mount Ashley | NNW 339° | 725 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Race | N 8° | 723 m | 5.2 mi |
| Bear Mountain | N 351° | 708 m | 2.6 mi |
| Brace Mountain | NW 317° | 706 m | 3.5 mi |
| South Brace Mountain | NW 314° | 702 m | 3.1 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNW 332° | 695 m | 3.2 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 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7573515521
Day trips start here
- Great Barrington · 14 mi
- Monterey · 17 mi
- Berkshires · 19 mi
- Stockbridge · 20 mi
- Otis · 22 mi
- Lee · 23 mi
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