Higby Mountain
Higby Mountain or Mount Higby 892 feet, is a traprock mountain ridge located 3.75 miles east of Meriden, Connecticut. It is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, Connecticut, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 594 feet
- Description: mountain in United States of America
- Also known as: “Middletown Mountain”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chauncey Peak and Lamentation Mountain.
Chauncey Peak
Peak
Photo: 5ju989nfhs50, CC BY 3.0.
Chauncey Peak, 688 feet, is a traprock mountain located 2 miles northeast of the center of Meriden, Connecticut. It is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, Connecticut, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border.
Lamentation Mountain
Peak
Lamentation Mountain, or Mount Lamentation, 720 feet, is a traprock mountain located 2.5 miles north of Meriden, Connecticut. It is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, Connecticut, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border.
Lamentation Mountain State Park
Nature reserve
Photo: Morrowlong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lamentation Mountain State Park is an undeveloped public recreation area covering 47 acres in the town of Berlin, Connecticut. It entered the roll of state parks in the 1936 edition of the Connecticut Register and Manual.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Highland Historic District and Middlefield.
Highland Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Highland Historic District is a U.S. historic district in Middletown, Connecticut. Centered at the junction of Atkins Street and Country Club Road, the district encompasses a collection of well-preserved 18th and 19th-century architecture, including some of Middletown's oldest surviving buildings.
Middlefield
Middlefield is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 4,217 at the 2020 census. The town includes the village of Rockfall in the northeastern section.Meriden
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Meriden is a city in the Connecticut River Valley. Although not a major tourist destination, it does have an architecturally notable center.
Higby Mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Town of Middlefield, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.55139° or 41° 33′ 5″ northLongitude
-72.74076° or 72° 44′ 27″ westElevation
594 feet (181 metres)Open location code
87H9H725+HMOpenStreetMap ID
node 4588304019OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ladin—“Higby Mountain” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Higby Mountain”
- Dutch: “Higby Mountain”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل هيجبى”
- French: “Higby Mountain”
- Ladin: “Higby Mountain”
Localities in the Area
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Highlights include tunnel rock and Leatherman’s Cave.
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