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Connecticut · Hiking · Near Middletown
Yellow Triangle
Photo: versageek, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 0.8 mi
- one way
- 35 ft
- climb
- 121 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Yellow Triangle is a short, easy hike in Connecticut, about 0.8 miles long and rising about 35 feet from a low point of 65 feet to a high of 121 feet. It is a point-to-point route, and the steepest stretch comes at about half a mile in, with a grade of about 4 percent. The nearest town is Leetes Island, about a mile away. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in New Haven show May highs around 68°F and September highs around 75°F, with July the warmest month at about 82°F. The hike takes about half an hour. Red Rectangle is just 0.3 miles away, and Spencers Creek Trail is about half a mile off. Westwoods (Cockaponset State Forest) offers climbing about 0.9 miles away, and the Geriatric Ward climbing area is about 2 miles out.
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More in MiddletownBest time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct
Best time to visit Yellow Triangle
Best months: April and June–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
38° / 23°
10 wet
Feb
40° / 24°
8 wet
Mar
47° / 30°
10 wet
Apr
58° / 39°
11 wet
May
68° / 49°
13 wet
Jun
76° / 59°
11 wet
Jul
82° / 66°
11 wet
Aug
81° / 65°
10 wet
Sep
75° / 57°
9 wet
Oct
64° / 46°
11 wet
Nov
53° / 36°
10 wet
Dec
44° / 29°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at New Haven Tweed Ap, CT, 9.7 mi away at 3 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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