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Skiff Mountain

Skiff Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Skiff Mountain rises to 431 m in Connecticut. Ellsworth Hill stands 473 m to the north-northwest, 0.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Skiff Mountain Preserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808620, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
431 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.79167, -73.44668

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls: 37
Museums: 33
Historic sites: 29
  • Lime Kiln: 7.1 mi
  • Folly: 8.2 mi
  • Charcoal Hearth: 8.2 mi
  • Mill Ruins: 9.3 mi
  • Jim Hulton: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 23
  • Dover Stone Church: 8.2 mi
  • Peter's Forge: 9.5 mi
  • Gagarin Grove: 10.0 mi
  • Town Hill Farm: 10.0 mi
  • wings castle: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 12
Beaches: 12
Gardens: 7
  • Judea Garden: 9.5 mi
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 15.3 mi
  • Innisfree Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Personal Gardens: 21.2 mi
  • Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 21.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Cannavo Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Hermit spring: 21.2 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 21.8 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Stormville Rest Area: 22.1 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 22.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Jean Widmark: 17.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Skiff Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ellsworth HillNNW 337°473 m0.8 mi
Woodbury MountainE 85°464 m5.1 mi
Dudleytown HillE 83°461 m4.7 mi
Whitcomb HillE 92°459 m3.7 mi
Above AllSE 133°450 m6.6 mi
Peck MountainE 92°447 m5.5 mi
HogsheadE 83°446 m6.6 mi
Sharon MountainNNE 21°445 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2019:5120:33
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1915:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475866716962514030
Precip in3.02.63.43.33.94.84.84.44.74.73.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 210887 — Skiff Mountain, Northwest Hills County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359269543

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