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Pine Cone

Pine Cone, seen from above at true elevation

Pine Cone rises to 323 m in Connecticut. Liberty Hill stands 448 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Beach Brook Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 17 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31808407, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
323 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.94954, -72.87066

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Berg Field: 3.5 mi
  • Meadow Pond: 4.7 mi
  • Simsbury Farms Recreation Complex: 5.0 mi
  • Granbrook Park: 5.0 mi
  • Baxter Lawn: 5.6 mi
Historic sites: 55
  • Zygmunt Sacharko stone: 3.8 mi
  • Daniel Hill Guilmartin: 6.5 mi
  • Jones Memorial: 7.5 mi
  • Veeder Cabin Site: 7.5 mi
  • Farmington River Park Dedication 1995: 7.6 mi
Artworks: 52
  • Bike Sculpture: 7.6 mi
  • Tumble Brook Sculpture: 11.3 mi
  • Cow: 11.5 mi
  • Cow Mermaid Statue: 12.5 mi
  • Angel of Independence: 12.7 mi
Attractions: 49
  • cellar hole: 0.6 mi
  • Indian Council Caves: 3.0 mi
  • Manure Spreader: 3.2 mi
  • Boehm house site: 4.4 mi
  • state boundary marker: 6.3 mi
Gardens: 43
  • Southwick Community Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Front Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Back Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Side Garden: 10.8 mi
Waterfalls: 35
Cliffs: 27
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 8.7 mi
  • Winsted Cliffs: 10.5 mi
  • Hart Meadow: 12.1 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 12.1 mi
  • Garden Wall: 12.2 mi
Beaches: 7
Springs: 4
  • Big Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Hermit spring: 10.7 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 10.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 14.7 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 19.7 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Pine Cone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Liberty HillNNW448 m10.1 mi
Johnson HillNW439 m9.1 mi
Hunting HillNW432 m10.3 mi
Beecher HillWNW430 m8.9 mi
Prospect HillNNW425 m8.9 mi
Pine MountainWNW421 m3.3 mi
Holden HillN412 m10.3 mi
Booth HillNW411 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4920:31
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1715:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475867727063524030
Precip in3.73.24.24.04.04.94.54.34.85.23.94.6

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359267466

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