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Red Mountain

Red Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Red Mountain rises to 329 m in Connecticut. Mohawk Mountain stands 513 m to the west, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Abeling Field, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 29 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America (GNIS ID = 210139)

Wikidata Q31808504, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
329 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.82232, -73.13317
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Bannon Street Park: 0.6 mi
  • Major Besse Park: 0.9 mi
  • Sharon Avenue Park: 1.0 mi
  • Elise Besse Park: 1.2 mi
  • Donahue Playground: 1.2 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Peaks
Waterfalls: 58
Attractions: 49
  • Pinnacle Rock: 3.6 mi
  • 4 towns meet: 6.1 mi
  • Hogan's Cider Mill: 7.1 mi
  • Boynton Butterfly Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Gagarin Grove: 9.1 mi
Artworks: 39
  • Bike Sculpture: 16.6 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 18.8 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 19.1 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 19.1 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 19.2 mi
Gardens: 30
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 5.7 mi
  • Judea Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 16.2 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 17.5 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 29
  • Hornet's Nest: 3.3 mi
  • Winsted Cliffs: 7.0 mi
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 8.8 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 10.1 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 10.1 mi
Beaches: 7
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 5.5 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 11.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Grove: 13.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Southington Rest Area: 20.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Red Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mohawk MountainW 270°513 m8.4 mi
Ivy MountainNW 306°504 m5.8 mi
The PinnacleW 270°502 m8.9 mi
Red MountainWNW 282°499 m8.3 mi
Dennis HillNNW 339°496 m9.4 mi
Sedgwick MountainWNW 296°495 m8.2 mi
Brass MountainWNW 297°491 m5.9 mi
Bartholomew HillWNW 284°484 m7.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1819:4920:32
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465765706861493930
Precip in3.93.54.64.44.14.94.34.85.05.44.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 210139 — Red Mountain, Northwest Hills County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359268044

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