Highland Pond Preserve

Highland Pond Preserve is a nature reserve in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. Highland Pond Preserve is situated nearby to the neighborhood Highland Historic District, as well as near the hamlet Westfield.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chauncey Peak and Lamentation Mountain.

Peak

Chauncey Peak, 688 feet, is a traprock mountain located 2 miles northeast of the center of Meriden, Connecticut. It is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, Connecticut, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border.

Peak

Lamentation Mountain, or Mount Lamentation, 720 feet, is a traprock mountain located 2.5 miles north of Meriden, Connecticut. It is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, Connecticut, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border.

Peak

Higby Mountain or Mount Higby 892 feet, is a traprock mountain ridge located 3.75 miles east of Meriden, Connecticut. It is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, Connecticut, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border.

Nearby places include Berlin and Middlefield.

Berlin is a town in the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, United States. The population was 20,175 at the 2020 census. It was incorporated in 1785.

Middlefield is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 4,217 at the 2020 census. The town includes the village of Rockfall in the northeastern section.

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.

Latitude

41.5687° or 41° 34′ 8″ north

Longitude

-72.7351° or 72° 44′ 6″ west

Open location code

87H9H797+FX

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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