Yellow Mountain
Yellow Mountain rises to 310 m in Connecticut. Riggs Hill stands 480 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Maple Hollow, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 25 miles off.
The story
mountain in Connecticut, United States of America
Wikidata Q31808853, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 310 m
How to reach it
- 25.3 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 27.9 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Maple Hollow: 0.8 mi
- NHLT South Nepaug Brook Preserve: 1.8 mi
- DEEP protected area: 1.9 mi
- NHLT Sabolcik Preserve: 2.2 mi
- NHLT Crockett Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Bee Mountain: 1.5 mi
- West Hill: 2.6 mi
- Jones Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Garrett Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Cotton Hill: 2.8 mi
- Browns Corner Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
- Callahan Park: 3.1 mi
- Collinsville V.F.D. Memorial Field: 3.7 mi
- West Hill Pond Boat Launch: 4.0 mi
- Oxbow Park: 4.4 mi
- Jones Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Hermit memorial: 3.4 mi
- Kathy Ebersold plaque: 6.1 mi
- Sap Evaporator: 6.2 mi
- Pavilion Cafe/Ice Cream Parlor: 8.2 mi
- New Hartford Historical Society Museum: 3.0 mi
- Canton Historical Museum: 4.5 mi
- Peoples State Forest Nature Museum: 6.0 mi
- Old School House Museum: 6.4 mi
- American Mural Project: 6.4 mi
- Burlington Falls: 4.1 mi
- Bunnell's Falls: 4.2 mi
- Fetzer Falls: 4.8 mi
- Burr Falls: 4.9 mi
- Seven Steps Falls: 4.9 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 10.4 mi
- Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 11.4 mi
- Sunken Garden: 12.4 mi
- Perennial Garden: 13.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 13.1 mi
- 4 towns meet: 4.3 mi
- Hogan's Cider Mill: 4.3 mi
- Wreck: 6.0 mi
- Charcoal mound exhibit: 6.0 mi
- Boynton Butterfly Garden: 6.6 mi
- Bike Sculpture: 9.8 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 12.8 mi
- A Journey toward Freedom & Excellence: 14.5 mi
- Painted Cow: 14.8 mi
- Cow: 15.2 mi
- Queen Mary Ledge: 2.0 mi
- Winsted Cliffs: 6.1 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 7.9 mi
- Petro Cliffs: 8.3 mi
- Ravens Roost: 8.4 mi
- Holland Beach: 7.2 mi
- Sandy Beach: 14.1 mi
- Boating Side: 14.3 mi
- Waterfront: 14.4 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 15.6 mi
- Hermit spring: 3.3 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 5.8 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 6.5 mi
- Big Spring: 7.9 mi
- Picnic Grove: 14.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 24.4 mi
- Dudley Town: 18.1 mi
- Questing: 23.4 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Yellow Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riggs Hill | NW 304° | 480 m | 10.4 mi |
| Platt Hill | NW 305° | 443 m | 7.1 mi |
| Panorama Hill | NNW 332° | 440 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mount Ouleout | WNW 295° | 433 m | 9.4 mi |
| Burr Mountain | WNW 291° | 425 m | 10.1 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NNE 22° | 421 m | 9.9 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | W 281° | 400 m | 5.9 mi |
| Babb Hill | NNW 327° | 398 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359272468
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 23 mi
- Berkshires · 24 mi
- Blandford · 24 mi
- Otis · 25 mi
- Longmeadow · 26 mi
- Monterey · 26 mi
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