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Wintergreen Falls

Wintergreen Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Wintergreen Falls is a waterfall in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 44 m. Mount Sanford stands 263 m to the north, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is West Rock Nature Center, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 9.5 miles off.

What the record says

Height
7 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.34651, -72.96671

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hilltop Playground: 0.7 mi
  • South Genesee Park: 0.9 mi
  • Moore Field: 1.0 mi
  • West River Open Space: 1.1 mi
  • Bowling Green: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Old Mill Foundation: 1.1 mi
  • Holocaust Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • Bishop Robert J Gay Sr Corner: 2.3 mi
  • Spanish-American War Memorial: 2.3 mi
  • Joe Grate Corner: 2.3 mi
Peaks
Beaches
Gardens: 49
Waterfalls: 42
Attractions: 26
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 5.4 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 5.9 mi
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 8.5 mi
  • Millstone: 12.8 mi
  • Millstone: 12.9 mi
Artworks: 24
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 10.3 mi
  • Pond View: 14.1 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 14.2 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 14.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 14.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 6.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 6.3 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 12.5 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 16.0 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 18.4 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Wintergreen Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SanfordN 7°263 m8.0 mi
Prospect MountainN 359°253 m8.7 mi
Moose HillWNW 296°231 m8.8 mi
Beacon CapNNW 347°221 m8.3 mi
High RockNNE 16°216 m4.7 mi
Mount CarmelNE 34°206 m7.0 mi
Beacon HillNNW 334°204 m8.5 mi
Great HillW 279°202 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2819:04
June solstice05:1919:4820:29
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1515:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138496069747366544334
Precip in3.63.54.44.73.74.93.83.84.34.94.44.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 5 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Apr, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs60.259.786.789.359.247.920.819.718.627.537.360.1

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Mill River Near Hamden, CT, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7307380688

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