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Topstone Mountain

Topstone Mountain, a peak in Connecticut
Topstone Mountain, a peak in ConnecticutBrianegge · CC0

Topstone Mountain rises to 203 m in Connecticut. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the north-northwest, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Topstone Park, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 9.8 miles off.

The story

Mountain in the United States of America.

Wikidata Q31808738, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
203 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.29871, -73.44346

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Martin Park Beach: 1.7 mi
  • East Ridge Fields: 2.7 mi
  • Ridgefield Recreation Center: 2.7 mi
  • Governor Park: 2.8 mi
  • Limestone Preserve (3 Parcels): 2.8 mi
Beaches
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Lake Mohegan Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Tonetta Lake Beach: 12.1 mi
  • South Beach: 12.3 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 53
  • Ridgefield September 11 Memorial: 2.6 mi
  • War Memorial: 3.1 mi
  • Settlers Rock: 3.1 mi
  • Olmstead Memorial: 4.0 mi
  • Memorial Monument: 4.2 mi
Gardens: 48
  • Memorial Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Fairy Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Garden Of Ideas: 4.5 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 5.6 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Weir House: 2.9 mi
  • 3-town marker: 4.2 mi
  • Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 6.0 mi
  • Earthplace: 10.9 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 11.3 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Saugatuck Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Prydden Brook Falls: 14.8 mi
Artworks: 17
  • P.T. Barnum: 5.2 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 5.8 mi
  • Annunaki: 7.7 mi
  • greek letter pi: 8.0 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 8.1 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Pell Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 7.9 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 10.2 mi
  • Oak Grove: 10.4 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 10.8 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 7.4 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 12.5 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 12.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 20.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 20.6 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 4.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Topstone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainNNW304 m4.3 mi
Cranson PeakNE303 m7.0 mi
Bailey MountainW299 m5.7 mi
Moses MountainNNW296 m4.4 mi
Barlow MountainNW290 m3.4 mi
Thomas MountainN286 m4.7 mi
West MountainW285 m4.3 mi
Ned MountainNW284 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2219:4920:31
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1715:4416:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867727063524132
Precip in3.12.73.93.73.84.54.54.64.84.53.84.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury Muni AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359270461

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