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Wanzer Mountain

Wanzer Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Wanzer Mountain rises to 346 m in Connecticut. Observatory Hill stands 405 m to the north-northwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Ledge, a beach 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 25 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808798, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
346 m
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Coordinates41.53009, -73.49485

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
  • Lois Batchelder: 4.7 mi
  • Jim Hulton: 6.4 mi
  • 9-11 Memorial: 10.0 mi
  • The Vietnam War Monument: 10.3 mi
  • The Korean War Monument: 10.3 mi
Museums: 43
Waterfalls: 33
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Lower Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Upper Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Cascades: 11.1 mi
  • New Preston Falls: 12.4 mi
Gardens: 31
  • Personal Gardens: 5.0 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 10.6 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 10.6 mi
  • Judea Garden: 13.4 mi
  • Garden Of Ideas: 14.4 mi
Attractions: 19
Beaches: 16
Cliffs: 11
Artworks: 10
  • greek letter pi: 8.3 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 8.8 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 11.8 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 12.0 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 17.5 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 19.3 mi
  • Pell Hill: 19.5 mi
  • Oak Grove: 19.8 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 20.0 mi
  • Pond View: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Danbury Rest Area: 9.9 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 11.8 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 11.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 19.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Wanzer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Observatory HillNNW 329°405 m4.7 mi
Birch HillW 260°386 m3.3 mi
Cranberry MountainWSW 243°376 m4.0 mi
West MountainNW 310°373 m8.6 mi
Branch HillNNW 328°370 m3.4 mi
Seeley HillNNW 331°368 m5.1 mi
Turner MountainNNW 341°362 m3.9 mi
West MountainNW 307°360 m8.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2119:5020:32
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1815:4316:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252835475765706861504031
Precip in3.93.04.13.64.14.64.24.94.94.23.95.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carmel 4N, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 211803 — Wanzer Mountain, Western Connecticut County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359271633

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