South Mountain
South Mountain rises to 220 m in Connecticut. The nearest named place is East Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 25 miles off.
The story
South Mountain, 767 ft (234 m), is a prominent traprock peak in the Hanging Hills of Meriden, Connecticut. Rugged and scenic, the peak rises steeply above the city of Meriden 400 ft (122 m) below and is characterized by its vertical cliffs and sweeping views of southern Connecticut and Long Island Sound. Most of South Mountain is located within the 1,800-acre (7.3 km2) Hubbard Park. The 51-mile (82 km) Metacomet Trail crosses the wooded backside of South Mountain, but no official trail leads to the southern cliff face. Activities enjoyed on the mountain include hiking, and in the winter, snowshoeing and backcountry skiing.
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Wikidata Q7567988, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 220 m
How to reach it
- 25.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- East Peak: 0.7 mi
- Cathole Mountain: 0.8 mi
- West Peak: 1.2 mi
- Markham Hill: 2.3 mi
- Buckwheat Hill: 2.9 mi
- Columbus Park: 1.1 mi
- Mule Well Field: 1.1 mi
- Johnson Hill Park: 1.4 mi
- Meriden Green: 1.7 mi
- City Park: 1.8 mi
- Andrews Homestead Museum: 1.2 mi
- Connecticut State Police Museum: 1.5 mi
- Meriden Historical Society Museum & History Center: 1.6 mi
- Solomon Goffe House Museum: 1.8 mi
- Barker Character, Comic, & Cartoon Museum: 4.1 mi
- Mountain Grove Swim Club: 1.6 mi
- City Open Space (Grove Street): 1.7 mi
- Cuno Camp: 2.0 mi
- Quinnipiac Park: 2.3 mi
- YMCA Camp Sloper: 2.4 mi
- City of Meriden WWII Roll of Honor: 2.2 mi
- City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 2.2 mi
- City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 2.2 mi
- City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 2.2 mi
- Red Bridge: 2.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 2.4 mi
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 6.6 mi
- Cromwell Community Garden: 8.0 mi
- Wallingford Community Garden: 8.3 mi
- Erin Street Community Garden: 8.5 mi
- Spruce Glen Falls: 4.1 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 5.6 mi
- Westfield Falls: 5.8 mi
- Wadsworth Falls: 6.9 mi
- Wadsworth Little Falls: 7.2 mi
- 1954: 4.4 mi
- Libby's Lump: 7.5 mi
- Washington Trail monument: 8.4 mi
- Come On Over Wall: 9.2 mi
- Hospital Rock: 9.4 mi
- Home: 7.9 mi
- First Tear: 7.9 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 9.0 mi
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 9.9 mi
- Maori Head: 10.9 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 2.5 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 5.3 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 6.9 mi
- Boating Side: 12.4 mi
- Waterfront: 12.5 mi
- Green Wall: 10.0 mi
- Porcupine Hole: 10.1 mi
- Bluff Head: 12.0 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 12.5 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 12.8 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 4.1 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 4.4 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 7.0 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 22.4 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 22.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 16.5 mi
- Hermit spring: 24.7 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 19.0 mi
- Gay City State Park: 23.0 mi
- Picnic Grove: 12.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of South Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Mountain | NW 315° | 313 m | 9.1 mi |
| Lindsley Hill | WNW 302° | 312 m | 8.7 mi |
| West Peak | WNW 291° | 301 m | 1.2 mi |
| Compounce Mountain | NW 311° | 290 m | 8.0 mi |
| Southington Mountain | WNW 295° | 281 m | 7.1 mi |
| East Peak | W 275° | 277 m | 0.7 mi |
| Higby Mountain | E 94° | 272 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Sanford | SW 225° | 263 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 210995 — South Mountain, Capitol County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359269707
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 25 mi
- Essex · 26 mi
- East Windsor · 28 mi
- Old Saybrook · 29 mi
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