Round Mountain
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Round Mountain rises to 695 m in Connecticut. Mount Everett stands 793 m to the north-northeast, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Frissell, a peak 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 21 miles off.
The story
Should not be confused with Rounds Mountain, also located in Massachusetts.
Round Mountain, 2,296 feet (700 m), located on the border of southwest Massachusetts and northwest Connecticut, is a prominent peak of the Taconic Range. The peak and southern slopes of the mountain are within Connecticut; the northern slope lies within Massachusetts. The mountain is located within the towns of Mount Washington, Massachusetts and Salisbury, Connecticut; much of it has been conserved as part of Massachusetts' Mount Washington State Forest and Connecticut's Mount Riga Forest Preserve. The south side of Round Mountain drains into Riga Lake and South Pond, then into Wachocostinook Brook, Salmon Creek, the Housatonic River, and Long Island Sound. The north side drains into Sages Ravine, thence into Schenob Brook, the Housatonic River, and Long Island Sound. Round Mountain is bordered by Mount Frissell to the northwest, Mount Ashley to the north, and Bear Mountain to the east. Round Mountain is traversed by the Mount Frissell Trail which connects with the South Taconic Trail to the west and the Appalachian Trail to the east.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q7371100, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 695 m
How to reach it
- 21.0 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Frissell: 0.3 mi
- Gridley Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Brace Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Mount Ashley: 0.9 mi
- South Brace Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Camp Hi-Rock: 2.3 mi
- Mount Riga State Park: 2.3 mi
- Plaintain Pond: 2.7 mi
- Appalachian Trail Scenic Open Space: 2.7 mi
- Town Open Space: 2.9 mi
- Garrett Garden and Green: 3.6 mi
- East Twin Lake Water Access: 4.7 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Salisbury Village Open Space: 5.4 mi
- Copake Town Park: 5.8 mi
- Holley Williams House Museum: 6.0 mi
- C H Pease Museum: 7.6 mi
- Sheffield Historical Society: 7.6 mi
- Connecticut Railroad Historical Museum: 7.7 mi
- FV - Canaan Historical Society: 8.7 mi
- Tri-State Marker: 0.6 mi
- Copake Iron Furnace: 5.2 mi
- Dough Boy: 7.8 mi
- Battlesite Monument: 8.2 mi
- Folly: 10.0 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 10.7 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 12.0 mi
- Naked Lady: 12.2 mi
- Diving Lady: 13.2 mi
- Divine Mercy: 18.6 mi
- Sages Ravine Falls: 1.6 mi
- Sages Ravine Falls: 1.8 mi
- Bear Rock Falls: 2.2 mi
- Sages Ravine Brook Falls: 2.6 mi
- Riga Falls: 3.1 mi
- Community Garden: 12.1 mi
- Flower Gardens: 17.2 mi
- Herb Gardens: 17.2 mi
- Heritage Garden: 17.2 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 18.4 mi
- trail parking: 5.9 mi
- Giant's Thumb: 6.5 mi
- Town Hill Farm: 8.1 mi
- Sheffield Covered Bridge: 8.1 mi
- Beckley Furnace: 9.8 mi
- Devil’s Pulpit: 15.3 mi
- The Beech: 21.0 mi
- Space Invaders: 21.0 mi
- Squirrel Wall: 21.0 mi
- Cloud Buttress: 21.0 mi
- East Beach: 12.0 mi
- West Beach: 12.7 mi
- Oakdale Beach: 20.9 mi
- Holland Beach: 21.8 mi
- South Landing: 23.2 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Questing: 12.6 mi
- Dudley Town: 17.8 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 22.5 mi
- Saugerties Lighthouse: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Everett | NNE 31° | 793 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Frissell | WNW 299° | 747 m | 0.3 mi |
| Mount Ashley | N 4° | 725 m | 0.9 mi |
| Mount Race | NE 45° | 723 m | 3.2 mi |
| Bear Mountain | ESE 104° | 708 m | 1.1 mi |
| Brace Mountain | WSW 250° | 706 m | 0.9 mi |
| South Brace Mountain | SW 228° | 702 m | 1.0 mi |
| Alander Mountain | NNW 332° | 680 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:51 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
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 | 34 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Copake, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359268339
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- Monterey · 16 mi
- Stockbridge · 18 mi
- Berkshires · 19 mi
- Lee · 21 mi
- Otis · 22 mi
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