Wildcat Hollow

Wildcat Hollow is a valley in the Appalachian Mountains in rural Litchfield County, Connecticut located on a riverbend of the Housatonic River. It is located about 3 miles west of Salisbury, 2+1⁄2 miles north of Falls Village, 2 miles south of Twin Lakes, and a mile north west of the peak of Mount Prospect.

Type: Valley with an elevation of 636 feet
Description: valley in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
Also known as: “Wildcat Hollow, Connecticut”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Great Falls and Salisbury School.

Great Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Jgcoleman, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Great Falls is a waterfall formed along the Housatonic River at Falls Village in the town of Canaan amidst Connecticut's Litchfield Hills. Great Falls is the highest volume waterfall in the state, though a great deal of its potential water volume is diverted immediately upstream during most of the year for hydro-electric power generation. Great Falls is situated 1½ miles south of Wildcat Hollow.

Salisbury School

School

Salisbury School is an elite all-boys, private college-preparatory boarding school in Salisbury, Connecticut. It was founded in 1901 by the Reverend George E. Salisbury School is situated 1½ miles northwest of Wildcat Hollow.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Falls Village and Salisbury.

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 2 miles south of Wildcat Hollow.

Salisbury

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Salisbury is a city in Connecticut. It includes the village of Lakeville, home to Lime Rock Park raceway.

Canaan

Village

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Canaan is a village and census-designated place within the town of North Canaan in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. Formerly known as Canaan Depot, the village is more commonly known as Canaan Village to distinguish it from the town of Canaan located to the south of North Canaan. Canaan is situated 3½ miles northeast of Wildcat Hollow.

Wildcat Hollow

Category: landform
Location: Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.98537° or 41° 59′ 7″ north

Longitude

-73.37095° or 73° 22′ 15″ west

Elevation

636 feet (194 metres)

Open location code

87H8XJPH+4J

GeoNames ID

4845778

Wikidata ID

Q8001014

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In Other Languages

“Wildcat Hollow” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Wildcat Hollow”

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