Mountain Grove Swim Club

Mountain Grove Swim Club is a nature reserve in Town of Meriden, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Mountain Grove Swim Club is situated nearby to the hamlet Pratts Corner, as well as near Stillmans Corner.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castle Craig and West Peak.

Castle Craig

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Castle Craig, located on East Peak in the Hanging Hills, is constructed of trap rock and is 32 feet in height and has a base 58 feet in circumference. A metal interior stairway is used to ascend the observation deck on top.

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.

East Peak

Peak

Photo: 2112guy, Public domain.

East Peak, 976 feet, is a prominent basalt traprock mountain in the Hanging Hills of Meriden, Connecticut. Rugged and scenic, the peak rises steeply above the city of Meriden 600 feet below and is characterized by its vertical cliffs and sweeping views of southern Connecticut and Long Island Sound.

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.

Mountain Grove Swim Club

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Town of Meriden, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.5692° or 41° 34′ 9″ north

Longitude

-72.8499° or 72° 50′ 60″ west

Operator

Mountain Grove Club Inc

Open location code

87H9H592+M2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 664616567

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pratts Corner and Stillmans Corner.

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