Sleeping Giant

Sleeping Giant, is a rugged traprock mountain with a high point of 739 feet, located eight miles north of , . A prominent landscape feature visible for miles, the Sleeping Giant receives its name from its anthropomorphic resemblance to a slumbering human figure as seen from either the north or south.
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Places of Interest

Highlights: Mount Carmel Congregational Church.

Church
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The and Parish…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pines Bridge Historic District and North Haven.

Neighborhood
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The encompasses…

is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States on the outskirts of .

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is a suburb of the city of New Haven, .

Sleeping Giant

Latitude
41.43071° or 41° 25′ 51″ north
Longitude
-72.89052° or 72° 53′ 26″ west
Elevation
676 feet (206 metres)
Open location code
87H9C4J5+7Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 359261156
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
5283484
Wiki­data ID
Q3486619
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Persian—“Sleeping Giant” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Mount Carmel”
  • Dutch: “Sleeping Giant”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل سليپينج جيانت”
  • Esperanto: “Dormanta Giganto”
  • French: “Sleeping Giant”
  • German: “Sleeping Giant”
  • Japanese: “スリーピング・ジャイアント山”
  • Ladin: “Sleeping Giant (Connecticut)”
  • Ladin: “Sleeping Giant”
  • Persian: “غول خفته (کنتیکت)”
  • Persian: “غول خفته”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Mount Carmel Center and West Woods.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Intermittent Cascade and Sleeping Giant Golf Course.

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Worth a closer look: Hartford and New Haven.

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