Barn Door Hills Explained

Barn Door Hills
Elevation:c. 560feet and c.. 580feet
Range:Metacomet Ridge
Listing:Metacomet Ridge summits
Location:Granby, Connecticut
Map:Connecticut
Map Width:240
Label Position:left
Coordinates:41.9294°N -72.8253°W and 41.9325°N -72.8178°W
Type:Fault-block
igneous
Age:200 million yrs.
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The Barn Door Hills of north-central Connecticut are a pair of prominent rocky trap rock knobs separated by a steep sided gap. They are located in Granby, Connecticut. The hills are an outlying section of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border. The crest of the Metacomet Ridge is located 3.75miles east at Hatchet Hill.

Recreation and conservation

East Barndoor Hill is located in the 4000acres McLean Game Refuge founded by former United States Senator George P. McLean and now a National Natural Landmark. A hiking trail climbs the summit of the hill. West Barndoor Hill is maintained by the Granby Land Trust.

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