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Mine Mountain

Mine Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Mine Mountain rises to 412 m in Connecticut. Mount Riga stands 534 m to the north-northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Easter, a peak 0.8 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 29 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mountain in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America (GNIS ID = 208946).

Wikidata Q31808254, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
412 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.89548, -73.41627

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 59
Parks
Nature reserves
Museums: 34
Historic sites: 30
  • Folly: 4.1 mi
  • Lime Kiln: 4.2 mi
  • Dough Boy: 10.1 mi
  • East Canaan Veterans Monument: 10.6 mi
  • Tri-State Marker: 11.3 mi
Waterfalls: 26
Attractions: 23
  • Town Hill Farm: 2.9 mi
  • Giant's Thumb: 5.6 mi
  • Beckley Furnace: 10.2 mi
  • Gagarin Grove: 13.4 mi
  • Peter's Forge: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 20
Beaches: 7
Gardens: 5
  • Judea Garden: 15.3 mi
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 17.1 mi
  • Innisfree Garden: 19.6 mi
  • Heritage Garden: 23.9 mi
  • Old Dutch Village Garden Club: 24.5 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Newsboy Statue: 20.0 mi
  • Liebowitz Letter: 21.7 mi
  • Naked Lady: 21.9 mi
  • Diving Lady: 22.2 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 23.8 mi
Springs: 4
  • Cannavo Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Hermit spring: 18.9 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 14.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mine Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RigaNNW534 m7.4 mi
Sedgwick MountainESE495 m7.3 mi
Bird PeakNNW477 m6.7 mi
Howe MountainE473 m6.1 mi
Ellsworth HillSSW473 m6.7 mi
Titus MountainE464 m6.9 mi
Dudleytown HillSSE461 m7.3 mi
Cream HillE452 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1919:5120:33
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 °F252735475866716962514030
Precip in3.02.63.43.33.94.84.84.44.74.73.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359266137

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