YMCA Camp Sloper

YMCA Camp Sloper is a nature reserve in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. YMCA Camp Sloper is situated nearby to the hamlet Bishops Corner, as well as near the neighborhood Meriden Avenue–Oakland Road Historic District.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Short Mountain and Ragged Mountain.

Short Mountain

Peak

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Short Mountain is a traprock mountain located in south central Connecticut 5 miles north of the city of Meriden. It is part of the narrow Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, Connecticut, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border.

Ragged Mountain

Peak

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Ragged Mountain, est. 761 feet, is a traprock mountain ridge located 3 miles west of New Britain, Connecticut, in the towns of Southington and Berlin, Connecticut.

West Peak

Peak

West Peak, 1,024 feet, of the Hanging Hills, is the highest traprock peak in the state of Connecticut. The peak hangs above the city of Meriden 700 feet below and is characterized by its vertical cliffs and sweeping views of southern Connecticut, Long Island Sound, and the Berkshires to the west.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meriden and Southington.

Meriden

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.

Southington

Town

Photo: 3Dimka, Public domain.

Southington is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. As of the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 43,501. Southington contains the villages of Marion, Milldale, and Plantsville.

Plantsville

Village

Photo: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Plantsville is a neighborhood in the town of Southington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is centered at the merger between South Main Street and West Main Street.

YMCA Camp Sloper

Email: jhubeny@sccymca.org
Type: Nature reserve
Categories: tourism, recreation area, and campsite
Location: Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.5898° or 41° 35′ 23″ north

Longitude

-72.8364° or 72° 50′ 11″ west

Operator

YMCA Camp Sloper

Open location code

87H9H5Q7+WC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 43442411

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=camp_site

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bishops Corner and Meriden Avenue–Oakland Road Historic District.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Slopers Pond and YMCA Memorial Forest.

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