Ratlum Mountain
Ratlum Mountain rises to 358 m in Connecticut. Platt Hill stands 443 m to the west, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Town of Barkhamsted property, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 21 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31808488, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 358 m
How to reach it
- 21.1 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 23.9 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Callahan Park: 2.5 mi
- Collinsville V.F.D. Memorial Field: 3.7 mi
- Meadow Pond: 3.9 mi
- West Mountain Park: 4.2 mi
- Simsbury Farms Recreation Complex: 4.5 mi
- New Hartford Historical Society Museum: 2.8 mi
- Old School House Museum: 3.4 mi
- Peoples State Forest Nature Museum: 4.4 mi
- Canton Historical Museum: 5.4 mi
- Phelp's Tavern: 6.6 mi
- Breezy Hill: 1.2 mi
- Holcomb Hill: 2.3 mi
- Jones Mountain: 2.7 mi
- West Ledge: 2.9 mi
- East Hill: 3.1 mi
- Jones Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Hermit memorial: 6.5 mi
- Zygmunt Sacharko stone: 7.7 mi
- Veeder Cabin Site: 7.9 mi
- Daniel Hill Guilmartin: 8.7 mi
- Bike Sculpture: 6.5 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 10.4 mi
- Cow: 11.9 mi
- Cow Mermaid Statue: 12.5 mi
- Painted Cow: 12.7 mi
- Indian Council Caves: 4.2 mi
- Charcoal mound exhibit: 4.4 mi
- cellar hole: 4.5 mi
- Boehm house site: 4.6 mi
- Lighthouse cemetery: 5.5 mi
- Southwick Community Garden: 11.0 mi
- Perennial Garden: 11.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 11.4 mi
- Shade Garden: 11.4 mi
- Primary Garden: 11.4 mi
- Town of Barkhamsted property: 0.9 mi
- Joan Kenney Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Sweeton Pasture Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Canton Land Conservation Trust: 1.3 mi
- Town of Canton Property: 2.1 mi
- Cathles Trail Falls: 3.7 mi
- Westledge Trail Cascades: 4.2 mi
- Northgate Falls: 4.4 mi
- Beach Brook Falls: 4.8 mi
- Enders Falls: 5.2 mi
- Queen Mary Ledge: 3.5 mi
- Winsted Cliffs: 7.4 mi
- Hart Meadow: 9.9 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 9.9 mi
- Garden Wall: 10.0 mi
- Holland Beach: 8.5 mi
- Babbs Beach: 13.3 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 18.2 mi
- Boating Side: 18.6 mi
- Waterfront: 18.6 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 4.4 mi
- Big Spring: 5.9 mi
- Hermit spring: 6.4 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 7.9 mi
- Picnic Grove: 18.6 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 19.4 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 24.8 mi
- Dudley Town: 22.5 mi
- Questing: 23.1 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Ratlum Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platt Hill | W 274° | 443 m | 9.7 mi |
| Pine Mountain | N 360° | 421 m | 5.7 mi |
| Booth Hill | NNW 347° | 411 m | 9.4 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | WSW 256° | 400 m | 9.9 mi |
| Center Hill | NNW 335° | 393 m | 7.3 mi |
| Burr Mountain | W 264° | 383 m | 8.2 mi |
| Eno Hill | NW 322° | 375 m | 9.1 mi |
| Morrison Hill | N 354° | 370 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barkhamsted, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359267982
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 19 mi
- Blandford · 20 mi
- Longmeadow · 21 mi
- Berkshires · 22 mi
- Otis · 23 mi
- Monterey · 25 mi
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