Quinebaug Highlands

The Quinebaug Highlands are a 172,000 acre region[1] of mountains surrounding the Connecticut/Massachusetts border near Ashford, Eastford, Union, and Woodstock in Connecticut and Southbridge and Sturbridge in Massachusetts.[2] It includes over 40,000 acres (160 km2) acres of protected forest.[3] The highlands are the source for several rivers, including the Quinebaug River,[4][5] and are part of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor.[6]

The highest elevation is 1,315 ft (401 m) Burley Hill in Union, CT.[7]

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  2. ^ "Quinebaug Highlands - The Nature Conservancy". www.nature.org. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  3. ^ Total of all forest and reserved land in the area
  4. ^ "Watershed of Quinebaug River" (PDF). www.dickwhitney.net. February 23, 1944.
  5. ^ "Mount Hope River, Quinebaug Highlands (Alden Warner). | Connecticut Land Conservation Council". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
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  7. ^ "Wales Quadrangle". USGS. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2009-06-05.