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Wolf Pit Mountain

Wolf Pit Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Wolf Pit Mountain rises to 209 m in Connecticut. Branch Hill stands 370 m to the west-northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunny Valley Preserve- Wolfpit Mt. Tract, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 23 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808840, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
209 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.53954, -73.39373

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Thomas Robert Lilly: 5.9 mi
  • Natalie Todd Lilly: 6.0 mi
  • Lois Batchelder: 6.4 mi
  • Jim Hulton: 6.6 mi
  • Miller Family Preserve: 6.8 mi
Museums: 43
Waterfalls: 42
Gardens: 25
  • Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 9.5 mi
  • Personal Gardens: 10.2 mi
  • Judea Garden: 10.3 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 11.4 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 21
Beaches: 18
Cliffs: 14
Artworks: 12
  • Jean Widmark: 6.8 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 8.8 mi
  • greek letter pi: 9.2 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 11.7 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 16.3 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Oak Grove: 17.4 mi
  • Pond View: 17.5 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 17.5 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 17.6 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 19.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Danbury Rest Area: 12.3 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 17.0 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 17.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 20.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Wolf Pit Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Branch HillWNW 288°370 m7.4 mi
Turner MountainWNW 295°362 m7.2 mi
Beaver Bog MountainWSW 246°358 m7.0 mi
Wanzer MountainW 263°346 m5.3 mi
Painter HillNE 53°324 m6.8 mi
Lower Church HillNNE 22°324 m6.9 mi
Green Pond MountainWNW 286°323 m3.3 mi
Briggs HillWNW 282°323 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2019:5020:32
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1815:4316:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506069757265534233
Precip in3.73.34.44.24.24.85.04.94.95.04.04.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 212220 — Wolf Pit Mountain, Western Connecticut County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359272333

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