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Soapstone Mountain

Soapstone Mountain, a peak in Connecticut
Soapstone Mountain, a peak in ConnecticutMorrowlong · CC BY-SA 3.0

Soapstone Mountain rises to 315 m in Connecticut. Burley Hill stands 396 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Somers Sportsmen's Association, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808629, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
315 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.95895, -72.41287

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Crystal Lake State Boat Launch (Ellington): 2.2 mi
  • Somers Common: 2.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
  • Crystal Springs: 4.2 mi
  • North Cemetery: 4.3 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens: 59
  • sensory garden: 5.6 mi
  • Tolland Youth Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Wilbraham Community Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Forest Park Aquatic Gardens: 11.7 mi
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 53
  • Goat Rock: 7.1 mi
  • filled-in well: 8.9 mi
  • New England Sky Screamer: 11.8 mi
  • Path Continues: 12.9 mi
  • Path Continues: 13.0 mi
Waterfalls: 27
  • Cascade: 3.3 mi
  • Hockanum Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Talcott Ravine: 10.1 mi
  • Cascades: 12.1 mi
  • Cascades: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 13
Beaches: 9
Springs: 4
  • Windham Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Rd: 20.4 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 20.5 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 11.7 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 15.4 mi
  • Picnic: 17.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 7.5 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 7.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Soapstone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burley HillENE 69°396 m11.2 mi
Bald HillE 85°371 m11.1 mi
Snow HillE 92°362 m10.4 mi
Lead Mine HillE 89°361 m11.7 mi
Hedgehog HillE 82°354 m9.3 mi
Tupper HillNE 55°352 m8.8 mi
Bear HillNE 55°347 m9.2 mi
Moss HillENE 57°341 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1519:4720:29
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1515:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242633455564706862504030
Precip in3.83.34.34.33.84.64.14.44.34.94.04.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staffordville, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359269612

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