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Ragged Mountain

Ragged Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Ragged Mountain rises to 311 m in Connecticut. Riggs Hill stands 480 m to the west, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Peoples State Forest Nature Museum, a museum 0.6 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 19 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31808485, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
311 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.92926, -72.98594

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 55
  • Jones Memorial: 4.0 mi
  • Hermit memorial: 5.2 mi
  • Zygmunt Sacharko stone: 9.8 mi
  • John Brown Birthplace: 11.4 mi
  • Veeder Cabin Site: 11.6 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions: 51
  • Charcoal mound exhibit: 0.6 mi
  • Lighthouse cemetery: 1.4 mi
  • Indian Council Caves: 3.2 mi
  • 4 towns meet: 4.5 mi
  • cellar hole: 5.5 mi
Artworks: 48
  • Bike Sculpture: 10.5 mi
  • Tumble Brook Sculpture: 14.4 mi
  • Cow: 15.7 mi
  • Cow Mermaid Statue: 16.4 mi
  • Painted Cow: 16.8 mi
Gardens: 45
  • Southwick Community Garden: 11.2 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 15.4 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 15.4 mi
  • Shade Garden: 15.4 mi
  • Primary Garden: 15.5 mi
Waterfalls: 38
  • Tunxis Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Enders Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Beach Brook Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Balance Rock Cascades: 6.1 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 6.2 mi
Cliffs: 25
  • Winsted Cliffs: 4.4 mi
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 5.9 mi
  • The Beech: 10.6 mi
  • Cloud Buttress: 10.6 mi
  • Space Invaders: 10.6 mi
Beaches: 8
Springs: 4
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 0.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Hermit spring: 5.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Grove: 20.7 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Southington Rest Area: 25.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Ragged Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Riggs HillW480 m9.5 mi
Flagg HillWNW470 m8.9 mi
Bull MountainNNW456 m9.3 mi
Platt HillWSW443 m7.1 mi
Grant HillW442 m8.9 mi
Panorama HillWNW440 m6.1 mi
Johnson HillN439 m7.7 mi
Burgess MountainNNW438 m9.8 mi
Conditions

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, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359267964

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