Peak · Connecticut
Popp Mountain
Popp Mountain rises to 107 m in Connecticut. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the north, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cascade, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 4.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Connecticut, United States of America
Wikidata Q31808443, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 107 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.24787, -73.34512
- 4.6 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 24.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Trout Brook Valley Nature Preserve Honor Roll of Contributors: 0.3 mi
- Jean Wells Wallace: 0.3 mi
- Tree Stump Monument: 5.2 mi
- Olmstead Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Leornard Bradley Plaque: 6.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Devils Glen Park: 0.4 mi
- Trout Brook Valley State Park Reserve: 0.6 mi
- Elisabeth Luce Moore Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Weston Gun Club: 1.2 mi
- Centennial Watershed State Forest: 1.7 mi
Peaks
- Davis Hill: 0.6 mi
- Flirt Hill: 1.0 mi
- Powells Hill: 1.0 mi
- Flat Rock Hill: 1.8 mi
- Camfield Hill: 2.3 mi
Parks
- Aspetuck Park: 1.6 mi
- Samuel P. Senior Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
- Randall's Farm Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Bisceglie-Scribner Park: 3.2 mi
- Veterans Park: 3.8 mi
Museums
- Redding Historical Society: 4.9 mi
- Wilton Heritage Museum: 5.8 mi
- Discovery Museum and Planetarium: 6.2 mi
- Warrens Occult Museum: 6.4 mi
- Putnam Memorial Park Museum: 6.7 mi
Beaches
- Lake Mohegan Beach: 5.7 mi
- Southport Beach: 8.8 mi
- Sasco Hill Beach: 9.2 mi
- Burying Hill Beach: 9.2 mi
- Jennings Beach: 9.3 mi
Gardens
- Formal Garden: 6.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.7 mi
- Fairy Garden: 6.8 mi
- Drew Park Community Gardens: 6.9 mi
- Westport Community Garden: 7.5 mi
Waterfalls: 30
- Cascade: 0.3 mi
- Devil's Glen Falls: 0.4 mi
- Cascade: 3.2 mi
- Poverty Hollow Falls: 4.5 mi
- Cascade: 5.3 mi
Artworks: 25
- Tonka Truck Tree: 4.2 mi
- Heron: 8.3 mi
- P.T. Barnum: 9.2 mi
- Mother Mary: 9.4 mi
- Annunaki: 12.1 mi
Attractions: 20
- 3-town marker: 2.3 mi
- Weir House: 5.8 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 6.7 mi
- Earthplace: 7.2 mi
- Burr Homestead: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Old Raven Rocks: 11.7 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 12.1 mi
- Castle Rock: 12.5 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 13.2 mi
- Lovers Leap: 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Cedar Grove: 6.6 mi
- Oak Grove: 6.9 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 7.3 mi
- Pond View: 7.4 mi
- Picnic Grove: 8.9 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Tongue Point Light: 10.4 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 11.9 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 14.2 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 14.2 mi
- Fog Signal House: 14.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 11.3 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 11.3 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 15.6 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 15.6 mi
Springs: 2
- The Silver Spring: 8.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Pleasure Beach: 11.0 mi
- Cuties Island: 17.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Popp Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranson Peak | N 3° | 303 m | 7.9 mi |
| Sunset Hill | N 352° | 253 m | 6.3 mi |
| Eden Hill | NNE 15° | 240 m | 6.1 mi |
| Ivy Hill | WNW 291° | 234 m | 7.0 mi |
| Branchville Hill | W 281° | 225 m | 6.4 mi |
| Biddle Hill | WNW 283° | 223 m | 6.9 mi |
| Picketts Ridge | NW 314° | 221 m | 7.7 mi |
| Windy Hill | NW 304° | 220 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:44 | 16:28 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury Muni AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 209927 — Pop Mountain, Western Connecticut County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359267697
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