Talcott Mountain
Talcott Mountain rises to 276 m in Connecticut. Ratlum Mountain stands 358 m to the northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Reservoir 6 Recreation Area, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 26 miles off.
The story
Talcott Mountain is a 950-foot (290 m) high point in central Connecticut, lying along a 13-mile (21 km) trap rock ridge 6 miles (10 km) west of the city of Hartford. A prominent landscape feature, the ridge forms a continuous line of exposed western cliffs visible across the Farmington River valley from Farmington to Simsbury. Talcott Mountain is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, Connecticut, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border. A popular outdoor recreation resource, Talcott Mountain is known for its microclimate ecosystems, rare plant communities, and expansive views from cliffs that tower up to 700 ft (213 m) above the surrounding landscape. Talcott Mountain encompasses two state parks, several municipal recreation areas and reservoirs, a science center and school, a demonstration forest, and the historic Heublein Tower. The 51-mile (82 km) Metacomet Trail traverses the ridge.
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Wikidata Q3514450, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 276 m
How to reach it
- 26.3 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 29.4 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Avon Mountain: 0.9 mi
- King Phillip Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Ely Mound: 1.4 mi
- Little Phillip Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Grant Hill: 2.1 mi
- Sperry Park: 1.6 mi
- Auerfarm State Park Scenic Reserve: 1.6 mi
- Weatogue Park: 2.2 mi
- Maplewood West Open Space Area (2 Parcels): 2.5 mi
- Eisenhower Park: 2.6 mi
- Avon Historical Society Museum: 1.6 mi
- Museum of American Political Life: 4.4 mi
- Phelp's Tavern: 4.5 mi
- A. Everett Austin House: 5.1 mi
- Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society: 5.2 mi
- Heublein Tower: 1.0 mi
- King Philip's Cave: 1.7 mi
- Steven Sauter Rock: 2.1 mi
- Drake High Road Bridge: 3.9 mi
- Wreck: 4.9 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 2.2 mi
- Bike Sculpture: 2.7 mi
- Painted Cow: 4.3 mi
- A Journey toward Freedom & Excellence: 4.6 mi
- Sedna: 4.8 mi
- Perennial Garden: 2.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 2.8 mi
- Shade Garden: 2.8 mi
- Primary Garden: 2.9 mi
- Jessie's Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Newton C. Brainard: 1.9 mi
- Jessie's Community Gardens: 2.9 mi
- Asa Spaulding Porter: 3.1 mi
- Veeder Cabin Site: 3.8 mi
- Old Grist Mill Site: 3.8 mi
- Reservoir 6 Recreation Area: 0.7 mi
- Albany Avenue Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Nod Brook State Wildlife Area: 1.3 mi
- Speer Reserve: 1.3 mi
- River Park: 1.5 mi
- Cathles Trail Falls: 6.9 mi
- Northgate Falls: 7.8 mi
- Westledge Trail Cascades: 7.9 mi
- Seven Steps Falls: 7.9 mi
- Fetzer Falls: 7.9 mi
- Hart Meadow: 2.0 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 2.0 mi
- Garden Wall: 2.1 mi
- Superstructure: 3.1 mi
- Solar Panel: 3.1 mi
- Babbs Beach: 15.3 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 16.2 mi
- Holland Beach: 16.7 mi
- Boating Side: 17.5 mi
- Waterfront: 17.6 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 12.9 mi
- Hermit spring: 13.6 mi
- Big Spring: 14.3 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 16.0 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 17.6 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 18.5 mi
- Gay City State Park: 19.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Talcott Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratlum Mountain | NW 309° | 358 m | 8.5 mi |
| Breezy Hill | WNW 301° | 327 m | 8.5 mi |
| Pine Cone | NNW 339° | 323 m | 10.2 mi |
| Yellow Mountain | W 280° | 310 m | 10.7 mi |
| West Ledge | NNW 327° | 305 m | 7.1 mi |
| Scranton Mountain | WSW 248° | 300 m | 9.4 mi |
| Jones Mountain | WNW 294° | 294 m | 9.9 mi |
| Schoolhouse Hill | W 261° | 288 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 211340 — Talcott Mountain, Capitol County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359270219
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 14 mi
- Longmeadow · 20 mi
- Somers · 22 mi
- Tolland · 22 mi
- Blandford · 26 mi
- Hampden · 26 mi
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