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South Mountain

South Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

South Mountain rises to 313 m in Connecticut. Johnnycake Mountain stands 354 m to the north-northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Girl Scouts of CT, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 29 miles off.

The story

mountain in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States

Wikidata Q31808633, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
313 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.64871, -72.94733

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Cascades: 1.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Freeman Hill Brook Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Cascade: 5.7 mi
  • Whigville Falls: 6.0 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Libby's Lump: 1.7 mi
  • Tory's Den: 5.5 mi
  • Lamothe Sugar House: 6.1 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 6.4 mi
  • Will Warren's Den: 6.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Bristol Spanish War Veterans Monument: 1.8 mi
  • Edward G Swicklas Employee Garden: 1.8 mi
  • James P. Casey plaque: 4.4 mi
  • Rochambeau Monument: 5.6 mi
  • plinth: 6.4 mi
Gardens
Artworks: 50
  • Maori Head: 8.0 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 8.2 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 8.2 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 8.3 mi
  • Home: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 20
  • Ravens Roost: 5.4 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 5.4 mi
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 5.9 mi
  • Green Wall: 6.9 mi
  • Porcupine Hole: 6.9 mi
Beaches: 10
Springs: 5
  • Hermit spring: 16.3 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Cold Spring: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Southington Rest Area: 5.7 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 12.4 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 5.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of South Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnnycake MountainNNW 342°354 m7.7 mi
Lindsley HillSSW 208°312 m2.0 mi
Camp HillWNW 292°311 m9.4 mi
Lattin HillWNW 287°310 m8.7 mi
Walnut HillWNW 285°307 m8.9 mi
Clinton HillSW 236°303 m3.8 mi
West PeakSE 138°301 m8.0 mi
Scranton MountainN 353°300 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1615:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485968737164524233
Precip in3.73.44.24.34.24.84.45.15.05.73.94.8

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359269712

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