Powder Hill
Powder Hill is a peak in Town of Middlefield, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut and has an elevation of 449 feet. Powder Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet Beseck Lake, as well as near Baileyville.Places of Interest
Highlights include Powder Ridge Ski Area and Beseck Mountain.
Powder Ridge Ski Area
Powder Ridge Ski Area is a ski area located in Middlefield, Connecticut. It began operations on January 22, 1961, closed in 2007, and reopened in 2013 as Powder Ridge Mountain Park & Resort.Beseck Mountain
Peak
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Besek Mountain also known as Black Mountain, est. 840 feet, is a traprock mountain ridge located 4.75 miles southeast 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.
Beseck Lake
Lake
Lake Beseck, also known as Beseck Lake, is a body of water in Middlefield, Connecticut, measuring a little less than 1 mile in length and a quarter mile in width.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Middlefield and Durham.
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.Durham
Town
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Durham is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. Durham is a former farming village on the Coginchaug River in central Connecticut. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region.
Yalesville
Village
Yalesville is an unincorporated village in Wallingford, Connecticut, United States. The village was founded in 1677, and was originally called "First Falls". It was renamed Yalesville in 1808.
Powder Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 449 feet
- Description: mountain in Connecticut, United States of America
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Town of Middlefield, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.50098° or 41° 30′ 4″ northLongitude
-72.74645° or 72° 44′ 47″ westElevation
449 feet (137 metres)Open location code
87H9G723+9COpenStreetMap ID
node 359267749OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Powder Hill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Powder Hill”
- Dutch: “Powder Hill”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include High Hill Pond and Giuffrida Memorial Outdoor Center YMCA.
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