Skip to content

Thorpe Mountain

Thorpe Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Thorpe Mountain rises to 518 m in Connecticut. Mount Everett stands 793 m to the north-northeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Centennial Watershed State Forest, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 25 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808720, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
518 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.99065, -73.48762

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Bauer Park: 3.0 mi
  • Bicentennial Park: 3.0 mi
  • Cannon Park And Ballfield: 3.1 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 3.4 mi
  • Salisbury Village Open Space: 3.6 mi
Museums: 36
Historic sites: 33
Waterfalls: 28
  • Riga Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Sages Ravine Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Sages Ravine Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Sages Ravine Brook Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Bear Rock Falls: 5.6 mi
Artworks: 27
  • Newsboy Statue: 14.5 mi
  • Diving Lady: 14.9 mi
  • Liebowitz Letter: 16.0 mi
  • Naked Lady: 16.2 mi
  • Parliament of Reality: 21.5 mi
Gardens: 18
  • Community Garden: 16.0 mi
  • Old Dutch Village Garden Club: 19.8 mi
  • Flower Gardens: 20.4 mi
  • Herb Gardens: 20.4 mi
  • Heritage Garden: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 15
Attractions: 13
Beaches: 11
Picnic sites: 2
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 8.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Cannavo Spring: 21.7 mi
  • Hermit spring: 23.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Thorpe Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount EverettNNE 20°793 m8.2 mi
Mount FrissellN 4°747 m4.2 mi
Mount AshleyN 7°725 m5.0 mi
Mount RaceNNE 24°723 m6.9 mi
Bear MountainNNE 24°708 m4.1 mi
Brace MountainN 356°706 m3.7 mi
South Brace MountainN 357°702 m3.4 mi
Round MountainN 8°695 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1919:5120:34
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1915:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475866716962514030
Precip in3.02.63.43.33.94.84.84.44.74.73.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359270375

More peaks in Connecticut

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Thorpe Mountain.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens