Walnut Mountain
Walnut Mountain rises to 400 m in Connecticut. Mohawk Mountain stands 513 m to the west-southwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunny Brook State Park, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 27 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31808795, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 400 m
How to reach it
- 26.6 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 28.8 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Alvord Park: 1.7 mi
- Pleasant View Park: 2.7 mi
- Elise Besse Park: 2.8 mi
- Bannon Street Park: 2.9 mi
- Laurel Park: 3.0 mi
- Torrington Historical Society: 3.5 mi
- KidsPlay Children's Museum: 3.7 mi
- American Museum of Tort Law: 5.2 mi
- American Mural Project: 5.5 mi
- Goshen Historical Society: 5.9 mi
- Sunny Brook State Park: 1.0 mi
- Town Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Houlihan Woods and Michael Giordano Tribute Area: 1.7 mi
- Highview Drive Open Space: 1.8 mi
- Locascio Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Burr Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Red Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Platt Hill: 3.0 mi
- Brandy Hill: 3.0 mi
- Hayden Hill: 3.1 mi
- John Brown Birthplace: 3.1 mi
- Hermit memorial: 3.4 mi
- Sap Evaporator: 7.1 mi
- Jones Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Alain C. White and May W. White: 10.5 mi
- 4 towns meet: 3.9 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 5.9 mi
- Hogan's Cider Mill: 7.6 mi
- Charcoal mound exhibit: 7.8 mi
- Lighthouse cemetery: 8.2 mi
- Burr Falls: 1.7 mi
- Marshepaug Falls: 7.5 mi
- Tunxis Falls: 8.5 mi
- Bunnell's Falls: 9.0 mi
- Burlington Falls: 9.1 mi
- Bike Sculpture: 15.5 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 18.7 mi
- A Journey toward Freedom & Excellence: 20.3 mi
- Painted Cow: 20.6 mi
- Cow: 21.0 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 8.1 mi
- Judea Garden: 16.4 mi
- Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 16.5 mi
- Sunken Garden: 17.7 mi
- Perennial Garden: 18.9 mi
- Winsted Cliffs: 4.6 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 5.6 mi
- Queen Mary Ledge: 7.7 mi
- Petro Cliffs: 11.2 mi
- Ravens Roost: 11.3 mi
- Holland Beach: 4.9 mi
- Sandy Beach: 11.4 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 12.9 mi
- Boating Side: 15.7 mi
- Waterfront: 15.8 mi
- Hermit spring: 3.5 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 4.6 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 7.5 mi
- Big Spring: 9.0 mi
- Dudley Town: 12.7 mi
- Questing: 19.8 mi
- Picnic Grove: 15.7 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 24.0 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Walnut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohawk Mountain | WSW 256° | 513 m | 9.7 mi |
| Dutton Mountain | NNW 334° | 506 m | 9.4 mi |
| Ivy Mountain | WNW 282° | 504 m | 5.7 mi |
| The Matterhorn | NW 311° | 498 m | 9.6 mi |
| Dennis Hill | NNW 326° | 496 m | 7.8 mi |
| Sedgwick Mountain | W 279° | 495 m | 8.5 mi |
| Brass Mountain | W 274° | 491 m | 6.3 mi |
| Bartholomew Hill | W 267° | 484 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 211790 — Walnut Mountain, Northwest Hills County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359271611
Day trips start here
- Berkshires · 22 mi
- Monterey · 23 mi
- Otis · 23 mi
- Blandford · 24 mi
- Great Barrington · 27 mi
- East Windsor · 29 mi
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