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Popp Mountain

Popp Mountain, a peak in Connecticut
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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 Trout Brook Valley Nature Preserve Honor Roll of Contributors, a historic site 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

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Beaches
Peaks
Historic sites: 53
  • 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
Gardens: 53
  • 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
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
Waterfalls: 19
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Farmill River Falls: 12.7 mi
Attractions: 19
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 8
  • 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: 6
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
Ghost towns: 2

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakN303 m7.9 mi
Eden HillNNE240 m6.1 mi
Ivy HillWNW234 m7.0 mi
Branchville HillW225 m6.4 mi
Biddle HillWNW223 m6.9 mi
Picketts RidgeNW221 m7.7 mi
Windy HillNW220 m4.9 mi
Redding RidgeN214 m4.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2119:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1615:4416:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867727063524132
Precip in3.12.73.93.73.84.54.54.64.84.53.84.2

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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