West Ledge
West Ledge rises to 305 m in Connecticut. Pine Mountain stands 421 m to the north-northwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Cathles Trail Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 20 miles off.
The story
mountain in Connecticut, United States of America
Wikidata Q31808808, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 305 m
How to reach it
- 20.2 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 23.2 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Town Open Space (Natural Areas): 1.1 mi
- Town Open Space (Natural Areas): 1.5 mi
- Town Open Space (Natural Areas): 1.5 mi
- Town Open Space (Natural Areas): 1.5 mi
- Town Open Space (Natural Areas): 1.7 mi
- The Hedgehog: 1.2 mi
- The Sugarloaf: 1.7 mi
- Onion Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Ratlum Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Weed Hill: 3.1 mi
- Meadow Pond: 1.5 mi
- Simsbury Farms Recreation Complex: 2.0 mi
- Stratton Brook State Park: 2.9 mi
- West Mountain Park: 3.5 mi
- Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
- Phelp's Tavern: 4.0 mi
- Old School House Museum: 5.2 mi
- Salmon Brook Historical Society: 5.5 mi
- New Hartford Historical Society Museum: 5.6 mi
- Avon Historical Society Museum: 6.5 mi
- Dorothy Auerbach Schiro: 4.5 mi
- Zygmunt Sacharko stone: 5.1 mi
- Veeder Cabin Site: 5.4 mi
- Jones Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Daniel Hill Guilmartin: 5.9 mi
- Cathles Trail Falls: 0.8 mi
- Westledge Trail Cascades: 1.7 mi
- Northgate Falls: 1.8 mi
- Beach Brook Falls: 3.2 mi
- Carpenter's Falls: 3.6 mi
- Boehm house site: 1.9 mi
- cellar hole: 3.3 mi
- Manure Spreader: 3.7 mi
- Drake High Road Bridge: 4.3 mi
- Indian Council Caves: 4.6 mi
- Bike Sculpture: 4.6 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 8.6 mi
- Cow: 9.5 mi
- Cow Mermaid Statue: 10.3 mi
- Painted Cow: 11.0 mi
- Southwick Community Garden: 9.2 mi
- Perennial Garden: 9.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 9.9 mi
- Herb Garden: 9.9 mi
- Shade Garden: 9.9 mi
- Queen Mary Ledge: 5.9 mi
- Hart Meadow: 8.8 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 8.8 mi
- Garden Wall: 8.9 mi
- Superstructure: 9.8 mi
- Holland Beach: 11.1 mi
- Babbs Beach: 11.1 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 15.4 mi
- Boating Side: 20.2 mi
- Waterfront: 20.2 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 6.8 mi
- Big Spring: 7.7 mi
- Hermit spring: 9.2 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 10.5 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 23.3 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 16.7 mi
- Picnic Grove: 20.2 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 22.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 22.5 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 24.7 mi
- Questing: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of West Ledge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Mountain | NNW 331° | 421 m | 5.8 mi |
| Booth Hill | NNW 331° | 411 m | 9.9 mi |
| Center Hill | NW 316° | 393 m | 8.4 mi |
| Morrison Hill | NNW 336° | 370 m | 9.5 mi |
| Cotton Hill | SW 236° | 360 m | 10.5 mi |
| Washington Hill | NNW 332° | 359 m | 4.4 mi |
| Ratlum Mountain | WSW 258° | 358 m | 2.9 mi |
| South Mountain | N 0° | 357 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barkhamsted, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359271905
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 16 mi
- Longmeadow · 18 mi
- Blandford · 20 mi
- Berkshires · 23 mi
- Otis · 23 mi
- Somers · 23 mi
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