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Snake Den

Snake Den, a peak in Rhode Island
Snake Den, a peak in Rhode IslandDeana Tempest Thomas · CC BY 4.0

Snake Den rises to 120 m in Rhode Island. Chopmist Hill stands 223 m to the west, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Cat Rocks, a peak 0.6 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 4.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Rhode Island, United States of America

Wikidata Q49074990, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
120 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.84815, -71.52560

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Johnston Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
  • Cricket Field: 2.1 mi
  • Deerfield Park: 2.6 mi
  • Esmond Park: 2.6 mi
  • Mendes Field: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Columbus: 1.7 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial at Smithfield: 2.7 mi
  • Simmonsville Flood Memorial: 3.6 mi
  • Harris Mill Ruins: 4.0 mi
  • Rev. John Cunningham Square: 4.4 mi
Museums
  • Johnston Historical Society: 1.9 mi
  • Governor William Sprague Mansion: 5.3 mi
  • Rhode Island Jewish Museum: 5.7 mi
  • Rhode Island Museum of Science and Art (RIMOSA): 5.8 mi
  • The Nature Lab at Rhode Island School of Design: 6.2 mi
Artworks: 56
  • Veritas Eternaliter Juvenis (truth is eternally young): 4.6 mi
  • McGlynn Sculpture Court: 4.9 mi
  • Graffiti Mural: 4.9 mi
  • Monsignor Cavallaro: 5.5 mi
  • Welcome Gateway: 5.6 mi
Attractions: 53
  • Rhode Island State House Tours: 5.8 mi
  • Waterplace Park: 5.9 mi
  • A World of Adaptations: 6.9 mi
  • Hasbro's Our Big Backyard: 7.0 mi
  • Victorian Rose Garden: 7.0 mi
Beaches: 39
Gardens: 23
  • Manton Bend Community Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Garden of Heroes: 5.8 mi
  • Radeke Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Brown Street Community Garden: 6.3 mi
  • J. R. Workman Garden: 6.5 mi
Picnic sites: 22
  • Site #36: 6.0 mi
  • Little Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Big Beach: 14.8 mi
  • 4: 15.0 mi
  • 2: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 18
  • Warm Up Cave: 5.8 mi
  • Mack's Traverse: 5.8 mi
  • Iron Cross Boulder: 5.8 mi
  • Lower Heart: 5.8 mi
  • Tomato Boulder: 5.9 mi
Rest areas: 9
  • Thirsty Beaver: 2.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 7.6 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 7.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 15.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 8
Springs: 3
  • Roger Williams Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Elizabeth Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Plum Point Spring: 22.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Snake Den. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chopmist HillW 266°223 m7.5 mi
Tourtellotte HillWNW 295°213 m7.3 mi
Central LandfillS 191°210 m2.8 mi
Absalona HillNW 309°198 m6.3 mi
Keech HillNW 316°194 m6.7 mi
Round HillWSW 257°187 m8.3 mi
Woonsocket HillN 351°180 m9.1 mi
Pine HillSW 218°174 m2.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2218:58
June solstice05:1219:4320:25
September equinox06:3418:0918:45
December solstice07:1115:3416:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283138495968747265534334
Precip in4.43.74.94.73.64.33.64.04.25.14.25.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woonsocket, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357256596

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