Barn Door Hills | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | c. 560 feet (171 m) and c.. 580 feet (177 m) |
Listing | Metacomet Ridge summits |
Coordinates | 41°55′46″N 72°49′31″W / 41.92944°N 72.82528°W and 41°55′57″N 72°49′04″W / 41.93250°N 72.81778°W |
Geography | |
Parent range | Metacomet Ridge |
Geology | |
Rock age | 200 million yrs. |
Mountain type(s) | Fault-block; igneous |
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 3.75 miles (6.04 km) east at Hatchet Hill.