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Riggs Hill

Riggs Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Riggs Hill rises to 480 m in Connecticut. Bradford Mountain stands 584 m to the northwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Parker Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 23 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808513, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
480 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.92287, -73.17011

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
Waterfalls: 57
Historic sites: 52
Attractions: 45
  • 4 towns meet: 6.5 mi
  • Lighthouse cemetery: 8.5 mi
  • Beckley Furnace: 8.8 mi
  • Charcoal mound exhibit: 8.9 mi
  • Army Corps of Engineers benchmark: 9.2 mi
Cliffs: 27
  • Winsted Cliffs: 5.3 mi
  • Hornet's Nest: 10.4 mi
  • The Beech: 11.4 mi
  • Space Invaders: 11.5 mi
  • Cloud Buttress: 11.5 mi
Gardens: 24
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 12.5 mi
  • Judea Garden: 18.6 mi
  • Flower Gardens: 19.9 mi
  • Southwick Community Garden: 19.9 mi
  • Herb Gardens: 19.9 mi
Artworks: 11
  • Bike Sculpture: 19.1 mi
  • Newsboy Statue: 20.7 mi
  • Liebowitz Letter: 22.6 mi
  • Naked Lady: 22.7 mi
  • Tumble Brook Sculpture: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 7
Springs: 4
  • Cannavo Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Hermit spring: 7.1 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 8.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 18.6 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Riggs Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bradford MountainNW 306°584 m7.8 mi
Bald MountainNNW 342°539 m7.6 mi
Stone Man MountainWNW 292°528 m6.3 mi
Wangum Lake HillNW 306°521 m5.6 mi
East Bald MountainN 349°519 m7.6 mi
Haystack MountainNNW 341°510 m6.0 mi
Dutton MountainNNW 341°506 m3.9 mi
Ivy MountainSW 218°504 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1819:5020:32
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1815:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445564696760483828
Precip in4.03.34.23.94.15.04.84.74.95.14.14.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk 2 SW, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 210191 — Riggs Hill, Northwest Hills County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359268121

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