| Sanford Mountain | |
| Elevation: | est. 886feet ridge high point |
| Location: | Bethany, Hamden, and Cheshire, Connecticut |
| Range: | Metacomet Ridge |
| Coordinates: | 41.4617°N -72.9486°W |
| Type: | Fault-block |
| Age: | 200 Ma |
| Easiest Route: | Quinnipiac Trail |
Mount Sanford of south-central Connecticut, est. 886feet, is the high point on a 2.25miles long traprock mountain ridge located northwest of the city of New Haven. Mount Sanford is part 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 Metacomet Ridge continues north from Mount Sanford as Peck Mountain and south as Mad Mare Hill and West Rock Ridge.
The ridgeline of Mount Sanford is traversed by the 18miles Quinnipiac Trail; the summit of the mountain lies within the Naugatuck State Forest.
Nearby summits include Peck Mountain to the north, Sleeping Giant to the southeast and West Rock Ridge to the south.