Sleeping Giant (Connecticut)

Sleeping Giant
View from the Giant's Chin
Highest point
Elevation739 ft (225 m)
Coordinates41°25′50″N 72°53′27″W / 41.43056°N 72.89083°W / 41.43056; -72.89083
Geography
Parent rangeMetacomet Ridge
Geology
Age of rock200 Ma
Mountain typeFault-block; igneous
Climbing
Easiest routeCasual uphill walk (via Tower Path)
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The "Sleeping Giant" in profile
Sleeping Giant State Park is located in Connecticut
Sleeping Giant State Park
Sleeping Giant State Park
Sleeping Giant State Park is located in the United States
Sleeping Giant State Park
Sleeping Giant State Park
LocationHamden, Connecticut, United States
Coordinates41°25′48″N 72°53′14″W / 41.43000°N 72.88722°W / 41.43000; -72.88722[1]
Area1,465 acres (593 ha)[2]
Elevation696 ft (212 m)[1]
Established1924
Administered byConnecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
DesignationConnecticut state park
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
Sleeping Giant Tower
Lookout tower at the summit of the Giant
LocationHamden, Connecticut
Built1936
ArchitectWorks Progress Administration
Architectural styleRomanesque
MPSConnecticut State Park and Forest Depression-Era Federal Work Relief Programs Structures TR
NRHP reference No.86001754
Added to NRHPSeptember 4, 1986

Sleeping Giant (also known as the Blue Hills and Mount Carmel), (Hobbomock in Quinnipiac),[3] is a rugged traprock mountain with a high point of 739 feet (225 m), located eight miles (13 km) north of New Haven, Connecticut. A prominent landscape feature visible for miles, the Sleeping Giant receives its name from its anthropomorphic resemblance to a slumbering human figure as seen from either the north or south. The Giant is known for its expansive clifftop vistas, rugged topography, and microclimate ecosystems. Most of the Giant is located within Sleeping Giant State Park.[4] The mountain is a popular recreation site: over 30 miles (48 km) of hiking trails traverse it including 5 miles (8 km) of the 23-mile (37 km) Quinnipiac Trail.[5][6] Quinnipiac University is located at Mount Carmel's foot in Hamden.

  1. ^ a b "Mount Carmel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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