South Mountain
South Mountain, 767 ft, is a prominent traprock peak in the Hanging Hills of Meriden, Connecticut. Rugged and scenic, the peak rises steeply above the city of Meriden 400 ft below and is characterized by its vertical cliffs and sweeping views of southern Connecticut and Long Island Sound.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 722 feet
- Description: mountain in Connecticut, United States of America
- Also known as: “Cold Spring Mountain” and “South Peak”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle Craig and Undercliff State Hospital.
Castle Craig
Scenic viewpoint
Castle Craig, located on East Peak in the Hanging Hills, is constructed of trap rock and is 32 feet in height and has a base 58 feet in circumference. A metal interior stairway is used to ascend the observation deck on top.
Undercliff State Hospital
Clinic
Undercliff State Hospital was a roughly 40-acre hospital situated on Undercliff Road, Meriden, Connecticut. It operated from 1910 to 1976. The hospital was first built under the name Meriden Sanatorium to serve children with tuberculosis, German measles, chickenpox, and smallpox, but began to accept adult patients in 1939.
East Peak
Peak
Photo: 2112guy, Public domain.
East Peak, 976 feet, is a prominent basalt traprock mountain in the Hanging Hills of Meriden, Connecticut. Rugged and scenic, the peak rises steeply above the city of Meriden 600 feet below and is characterized by its vertical cliffs and sweeping views of southern Connecticut and Long Island Sound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meriden and Meriden Avenue–Oakland Road Historic District.
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.
Meriden Avenue–Oakland Road Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Meriden Avenue–Oakland Road Historic District is a National Register of Historic Places district covering a residential section of Southington, Connecticut, located south of the center of town.
Milldale
Village
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Milldale is a neighborhood in the incorporated town of Southington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States.
South Mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Town of Berlin, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.55621° or 41° 33′ 22″ northLongitude
-72.82288° or 72° 49′ 22″ westElevation
722 feet (220 metres)Open location code
87H9H54G+FROpenStreetMap ID
node 359269707OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ladin—“South Mountain” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “South Mountain”
- Dutch: “South Mountain”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل سوث”
- Ladin: “South Mountain)”
- Ladin: “South Mountain”
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