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Wildcat Mountain

Wildcat Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Wildcat Mountain rises to 262 m in Connecticut. Cotton Hill stands 360 m to the northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mine Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808830, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
262 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.75038, -72.93733

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • Kathy Ebersold plaque: 0.9 mi
  • Pavilion Cafe/Ice Cream Parlor: 2.8 mi
  • Vincent H. Core Memorial: 3.7 mi
  • James P. Casey plaque: 4.7 mi
  • Bristol Spanish War Veterans Monument: 5.5 mi
Waterfalls
  • Whigville Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Freeman Hill Brook Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Seven Steps Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Fetzer Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Bunnell's Falls: 2.8 mi
Parks
  • Malerbo Rec Complex: 1.6 mi
  • Little League Field: 2.0 mi
  • Seymour Park: 2.4 mi
  • Suburban Park: 2.9 mi
  • Yodkin-Morin Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Attractions: 59
  • Devil's Kitchen: 0.7 mi
  • Lamothe Sugar House: 0.9 mi
  • 1780s dam site: 2.3 mi
  • Kettles: 2.9 mi
  • Swimming Pool: 2.9 mi
Gardens: 52
  • Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 5.0 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 9.4 mi
  • 5-Sense Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 9.4 mi
Artworks: 44
Cliffs: 26
  • Petro Cliffs: 3.6 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 3.8 mi
  • Porcupine Hole: 6.3 mi
  • Green Wall: 6.4 mi
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 10
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 10.2 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Big Spring: 14.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Southington Rest Area: 12.4 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 16.9 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 9.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Wildcat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cotton HillNW 308°360 m6.9 mi
Johnnycake MountainW 275°354 m2.9 mi
Scoville HillW 274°340 m8.2 mi
Hayden HillWNW 304°332 m8.7 mi
Breezy HillN 359°327 m8.6 mi
South MountainS 184°313 m7.0 mi
Lindsley HillS 189°312 m8.9 mi
Yellow MountainNNW 331°310 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4820:31
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1615:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485968737164524233
Precip in3.73.44.24.34.24.84.45.15.05.73.94.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359272196

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