Mount Riga

Mount Riga is a peak in Salisbury, Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut and has an elevation of 1,752 feet. Mount Riga is situated nearby to the village Lakeville, as well as near the hamlet Ore Hill.

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,752 feet
Description: mountain in Connecticut, United States of America
Also known as: “Mt. Riga”, “Taghkanic Mountain”, and “Wolfe Hill”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bingham Pond Bog.

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 Lakeville and Millerton.

Lakeville

Village

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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.

Falls Village

Village

Photo: Doncram, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Falls Village is a village and census-designated place in the town of Canaan in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, Falls Village had a population of 383. Falls Village is situated 6 miles southeast of Mount Riga.

Mount Riga

Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Salisbury, Northwest Hills Planning Region, Litchfield Hills, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.99454° or 41° 59′ 40″ north

Longitude

-73.46873° or 73° 28′ 7″ west

Elevation

1,752 feet (534 metres)

Open location code

87H8XGVJ+RG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 359266411

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

4841488

Wikidata ID

Q31808306

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Satellite Map

Discover Mount Riga from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Dutch—“Mount Riga” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Mount Riga”
Dutch: “Mount Riga”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Mount Riga and Ore Hill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Yoakum Preserve and Cemetery (South Of South Pond).

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