| Rattlesnake Mountain | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Ct_rattle_west.jpg) View from Rattlesnake Mountain | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 750 ft (230 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | 41° 41' 59"N, 72° 49' 58"W |
| Coordinates | 41°41′59″N 72°49′58″W / 41.69972°N 72.83278°W |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Farmington, Connecticut |
| Parent range | Metacomet Ridge |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | 200 Ma |
| Mountain type | Fault-block; igneous |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Metacomet Trail |
Rattlesnake Mountain is a traprock mountain, 750 feet (230 m) above sea level, located 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Hartford, Connecticut, in the town of Farmington. It is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, Connecticut, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border. Rattlesnake Mountain, a popular outdoor recreation resource of the metropolitan Hartford area, is known for its cliff-top scenic vistas, unique microclimate ecosystems, and rare plant communities. Will Warren's Den, a boulder cave located on the mountain, is a local historic site. Rattlesnake Mountain is traversed by the 51-mile (82 km) Metacomet Trail.[2][3][4]
- ^ USGS topo map New Britain, CT & MA Topo Map
- ^ DeLorme Topo 6.0. Maping software. DeLorme, Yarmouth, Maine.
- ^ Farnsworth, Elizabeth J. "Metacomet-Mattabesett Trail Natural Resource Assessment. Archived 2007-08-07 at the Wayback Machine" 2004. PDF. Cited November 1, 2007.
- ^ Connecticut Walk Book: A Trail Guide to the Connecticut Outdoors. 17th Edition. The Connecticut Forest and Park Association. Rockfall, Connecticut. Undated