Lions Head
Lions Head is a peak in Town of Salisbury, Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut and has an elevation of 1,696 feet. Lions Head is situated nearby to the hamlet Taconic, as well as near the village Lakeville.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,696 feet
- Description: mountain in Connecticut, United States of America
- Also known as: “Lion’s Head” and “Lyons Head”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Scoville Library and Mount Riga State Park.
Scoville Library
Library
Photo: Phinisi Stuart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Scoville Memorial Library is the public library of Salisbury, Connecticut. Established in 1803, it was the first in the United States open to the public free of charge.
Mount Riga State Park
Nature reserve
Photo: Morrowlong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Riga State Park is an undeveloped public recreation area located in the town of Salisbury, Connecticut. The state park offers opportunities for hiking and bow hunting.
Bingham Pond Bog
Bingham Pond Bog is a rare undisturbed cold northern black spruce bog, highly unusual in that it lacks the usual sphagnum moss associated with bogs. It is located near Salisbury, Connecticut, United States.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salisbury and Lakeville.
Salisbury
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Salisbury is a city in Connecticut. It includes the village of Lakeville, home to Lime Rock Park raceway.
Lakeville
Village
Lakeville is a census-designated place in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States, close to Dutchess County, New York. It is within the town of Salisbury, but has its own ZIP Code.
Millerton
Town
Photo: JDMohier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Millerton is a village in Dutchess County, New York, United States with a population of 903 at the 2020 census. The village was named after Sidney Miller, a rail contractor who helped bring the railroad to that area. Millerton is situated 5 miles southwest of Lions Head.
Lions Head
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Town of Salisbury, Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.00742° or 42° 0′ 27″ northLongitude
-73.44688° or 73° 26′ 49″ westElevation
1,696 feet (517 metres)Open location code
87J82H43+X6OpenStreetMap ID
node 7573515521OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Lions Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lions Head”
- Dutch: “Lions Head”
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