Walnut Mountain
Walnut Mountain rises to 400 m in Connecticut. Dutton Mountain stands 506 m to the north-northwest, 9.4 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.
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Picnic Grove: 15.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 24.0 mi
- Dudley Town: 12.7 mi
- Questing: 19.8 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Walnut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutton Mountain | NNW 334° | 506 m | 9.4 mi |
| Ivy Mountain | WNW 282° | 504 m | 5.7 mi |
| Red Mountain | W 267° | 499 m | 9.1 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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