Talcott Mountain
Talcott Mountain of central Connecticut, with a high point of 950 feet, is a 13-mile long trap rock mountain ridge located 6 miles west of the city of Hartford.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 906 feet
- Description: mountain in Connecticut, United States
- Also known as: “Avon Mountain”, “East Mountain”, “Mount Philip”, “North Mountain”, and “Simsbury Mountain”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Talcott Mountain Science Center and Heublein Tower.
Talcott Mountain Science Center
School
Talcott Mountain Science Center for Student Involvement is a non profit corporation in Avon, Connecticut. It is dedicated to the improvement of science education and does so by working directly with students, teachers, and the general public.
Heublein Tower
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The 165-foot-tall Heublein Tower is located in Talcott Mountain State Park in Simsbury, Connecticut, United States and provides panoramic views of the Hartford skyline, the Farmington River Valley, and surrounding areas that are particularly spectacular in the fall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avon and East Weatogue Historic District.
Avon
Avon is a town in the Farmington Valley region of the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, United States. As of 2020, the town had a population of 19,795.
East Weatogue Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The East Weatogue Historic District is a 490-acre historic district in the town of Simsbury, Connecticut that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
Bishops Corner
Village
Bishops Corner is retail location in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States, at the crossroads of Albany Avenue and North Main Street.
Talcott Mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Town of Avon, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.81177° or 41° 48′ 42″ northLongitude
-72.79871° or 72° 47′ 55″ westElevation
906 feet (276 metres)Open location code
87H9R662+PGOpenStreetMap ID
node 359270219OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Persian—“Talcott Mountain” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Talcott Mountain”
- Dutch: “Talcott Mountain”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل تالكوت”
- French: “Talcott Mountain”
- Japanese: “タルコット山”
- Ladin: “Talcott Mountain”
- Persian: “کوه تالکوت”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Alsop Corner and Old Avon Village.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Boy Scout Cabin and MacDonald Memorial Park.
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