West Rock Ridge
West Rock Ridge or West Rock of south-central Connecticut, is a 7-mile long trap rock mountain ridge located on the west side of New Haven with a high point of 700 feet at High Rock, also known as York Mountain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Frederic Edwin Church, Public domain.
- Type: Ridge with an elevation of 551 feet
- Description: mountain in United States of America
- Also known as: “Mauntunsq”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sacred Heart Academy and Darling House Museum.
Sacred Heart Academy
School
Sacred Heart Academy is a young women's college preparatory, Roman Catholic high school in Hamden, Connecticut, and part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford.
Darling House Museum
Building
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The Darling House Museum is a historic house museum at 1907 Litchfield Turnpike in Woodbridge, Connecticut, and is owned and operated by the Amity & Woodbridge Historical Society. Darling House Museum is situated 1½ miles southwest of West Rock Ridge.
Hamden High School
School
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Hamden High School is a four-year high school for grades 9 through 12. It is located at 2040 Dixwell Avenue in Hamden, Connecticut. It is part of the Hamden Public School System and is the only public high school within the town of Hamden. Hamden High School is situated 2½ miles southeast of West Rock Ridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Rock and Woodbridge.
West Rock
Neighborhood
West Rock is a neighborhood of the city of New Haven, Connecticut. The neighborhood is dominated by the southern end of West Rock Ridge State Park. It also contains the campus of Southern Connecticut State University and Common Ground High School. West Rock is situated 2½ miles south of West Rock Ridge.
Woodbridge
Town
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Woodbridge is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 9,087 at the 2020 census. Woodbridge is situated 3 miles southwest of West Rock Ridge.
Highwood
Neighborhood
Highwood is a neighborhood in the south-central portion of the town of Hamden, Connecticut. It is primarily residential, with a mixture of small apartment buildings and single-family, two- and three-family homes. Highwood is situated 3 miles southeast of West Rock Ridge.
West Rock Ridge
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover West Rock Ridge from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ladin—“West Rock Ridge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “West Rock Ridge”
- Dutch: “West Rock Ridge”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ويسانت روك ريدج”
- French: “West Rock Ridge”
- German: “West Rock Ridge”
- Japanese: “ウェスト・ロック・リッジ”
- Japanese: “ウエスト・ロック・リッジ”
- Ladin: “West Rock Ridge”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Paynes Corners and Augerville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lake Watrous and Lake Watrous Dam.
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