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Upper Bald Hill

Upper Bald Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Upper Bald Hill rises to 171 m in Connecticut. Bailey Mountain stands 299 m to the north-northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Quarry Head Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 6.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808773, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
171 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.22926, -73.47929

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
  • Vista Road Open Space: 0.4 mi
  • Kellogg Drive Open Space: 0.6 mi
  • Kellogg Drive Open Space: 0.7 mi
  • Linden Tree Road Open Space: 0.8 mi
  • Millstone Road Open Space: 1.0 mi
Peaks
Gardens
  • Fairy Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Herb Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Community Garden: 5.4 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Beaches
Artworks: 35
  • Annunaki: 5.4 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 9.4 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 10.4 mi
  • Dancing Girl: 12.6 mi
  • Samford Sign: 12.6 mi
Attractions: 23
Waterfalls: 18
  • Cascade: 1.9 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Cascade: 4.1 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Cascade: 6.9 mi
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 12
  • Pell Hill: 5.7 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 6.0 mi
  • The Meadow: 8.0 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 13.3 mi
  • Oak Grove: 13.5 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 5
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 7.5 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 7.6 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 11.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 22.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 2.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Upper Bald Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bailey MountainNNW 327°299.314 m6.8 mi
Barlow MountainN 352°290 m6.8 mi
West MountainNNW 335°285 m5.7 mi
Seth Low MountainNNW 346°283 m7.1 mi
Titicus MountainNW 326°281 m7.7 mi
Ivy HillN 7°234 m3.8 mi
Prospect HillN 350°228 m3.7 mi
Branchville HillNNE 16°225 m2.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2219:4920:31
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1715:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516169757366554435
Precip in4.33.14.74.44.14.93.83.85.24.64.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stamford 5 N, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359287449

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