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Mount Algo

Mount Algo, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Algo rises to 355 m in Connecticut. Ellsworth Hill stands 473 m to the north-northeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Grand Staircase, a cliff 0.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808279, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
355 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.72328, -73.49255

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Kent Commons Park: 0.8 mi
  • Kent Green: 1.0 mi
  • Ketcham Park: 4.1 mi
  • Charlie Jones Veterans Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
  • Fireman's Field: 5.6 mi
Historic sites: 50
  • Charcoal Hearth: 2.9 mi
  • Jim Hulton: 7.3 mi
  • Mill Ruins: 7.8 mi
  • Lois Batchelder: 8.6 mi
  • Lime Kiln: 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 29
Gardens: 23
  • Judea Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Innisfree Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Personal Gardens: 16.0 mi
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 17.3 mi
  • Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 19.4 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Dover Stone Church: 5.1 mi
  • Peter's Forge: 10.3 mi
  • New Milford Tank: 10.9 mi
  • Gagarin Grove: 11.6 mi
  • Indian village: 11.7 mi
Beaches: 14
Cliffs: 11
Artworks: 11
  • Jean Widmark: 15.7 mi
  • greek letter pi: 21.5 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 21.6 mi
  • Evelyn Rimai Fisher Sculpture: 22.7 mi
  • Mitchell Gate: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Stormville Rest Area: 17.0 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 17.1 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Mount Algo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ellsworth HillNNE 21°473 m5.8 mi
Above AllE 88°450 m7.2 mi
Preston HillSW 235°442 m1.6 mi
North Preston HillW 261°441 m1.1 mi
Skiff MountainNNE 27°431 m5.3 mi
Bromica MountainENE 70°428 m4.4 mi
Chapel Pond HillSW 230°426 m0.7 mi
Cobble MountainN 354°426 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2019:5120:33
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1915:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252836475866716962514031
Precip in3.33.13.73.53.54.13.84.64.64.23.54.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millbrook 3 W, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 205060 — Mount Algo, Northwest Hills County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359259472

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