Hanging Hills
The Hanging Hills of south central Connecticut, United States, are a range of mountainous trap rock ridges overlooking the city of Meriden and the Quinnipiac River Valley 900 feet below.- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 666 feet
- Description: mountain in United States of America
- Also known as: “Blew Hills”, “Blow Hills”, “Blow Mountains”, “Blue Mountains”, and “Meriden Mountains”
Places of Interest
Highlights: South Mountain and Castle Craig.
South Mountain
Peak
South Mountain, 767 ft, is a prominent traprock peak in the Hanging Hills of Meriden, Connecticut.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meriden and Meriden Avenue–Oakland Road Historic District.
Meriden Avenue–Oakland Road Historic District
Neighborhood
The Meriden Avenue–Oakland Road Historic District… Meriden Avenue–Oakland Road Historic District is situated 3½ miles northwest of Hanging Hills.
Milldale
Village
Milldale is a neighborhood in the incorporated town… Milldale is situated 4 miles west of Hanging Hills.
Hanging Hills
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.55788° or 41° 33′ 28″ north
Longitude
-72.82371° or 72° 49′ 25″ west
Elevation
666 feet (203 metres)
Open location code
87H9H55G+5G
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ladin—“Hanging Hills” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hanging Hills”
- Dutch: “Hanging Hills”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل هانجينج هيلس”
- French: “Hanging Hills”
- German: “Hanging Hills”
- Japanese: “ハンギング・ヒルズ”
- Ladin: “Hanging Hills”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Pratts Corner and Stillmans Corner.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Merimere Reservoir Dam and Merimere Reservoir.
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Worth a closer look: Hartford and New Haven.
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