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Taine Mountain

Taine Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Taine Mountain rises to 268 m in Connecticut. Cotton Hill stands 360 m to the west-northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Town of Farmington Open Space, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 30 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808690, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
268 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.76427, -72.91538
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Town of Farmington Open Space: 0.7 mi
  • Property of Marilyn P. Cohen: 0.7 mi
  • Town of Farmington Open Space: 0.8 mi
  • Town Open Space (Burlington Road): 1.4 mi
  • Town of Avon Open Space: 1.5 mi
Attractions
  • 1780s dam site: 0.9 mi
  • Kettles: 1.7 mi
  • Swimming Pool: 1.7 mi
  • Carousel: 1.7 mi
  • Trolley Offices Sign: 1.7 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Malerbo Rec Complex: 1.4 mi
  • Suburban Park: 1.7 mi
  • Yodkin-Morin Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
  • Little League Field: 2.6 mi
  • Sycamore Hills Park: 2.7 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Pavilion Cafe/Ice Cream Parlor: 1.7 mi
  • Kathy Ebersold plaque: 1.8 mi
  • Vincent H. Core Memorial: 3.4 mi
  • James P. Casey plaque: 6.2 mi
  • Newton C. Brainard: 6.5 mi
Waterfalls
Gardens: 52
  • Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 4.6 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 8.1 mi
  • 5-Sense Garden: 8.1 mi
Artworks: 44
Cliffs: 27
  • Petro Cliffs: 5.1 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 5.3 mi
  • Superstructure: 5.9 mi
  • Solar Panel: 5.9 mi
  • South Wall: 5.9 mi
Beaches: 10
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 10.2 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 13.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Southington Rest Area: 13.2 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 17.0 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Grove: 11.2 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Taine Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cotton HillWNW 296°360 m7.4 mi
Ratlum MountainN 356°358 m8.6 mi
Johnnycake MountainW 260°354 m4.1 mi
Scoville HillW 267°340 m9.3 mi
Hayden HillWNW 295°332 m9.2 mi
Breezy HillN 350°327 m7.7 mi
South MountainSSW 192°313 m8.2 mi
Yellow MountainNW 319°310 m6.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4820:31
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1615:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 211336 — Taine Mountain, Northwest Hills County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359270206

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