Peck Mountain (New Haven County, Connecticut) Explained

Peck Mountain
Elevation Ft:371
Elevation Ref:ridge high point
Location:Cheshire, Connecticut
Range:Metacomet Ridge
Coordinates:41.5217°N -72.9208°W
Type:Fault-block
igneous
Age:200 million yrs.
Easiest Route:trailless

Peck Mountain of south-central Connecticut, 371feet, is a traprock mountain ridge located in Cheshire, Connecticut. It 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 south from Peck Mountain as Mount Sanford and north as a diminishing series of hills that extend into Southington, Connecticut.

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