Barndoor_Hills

Barn Door Hills

Barn Door Hills

Add article description

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.

Quick Facts Highest point, Elevation ...

Recreation and conservation

East Barndoor Hill is located in the 4,000-acre (16 km2) McLean Game Refuge founded by former United States Senator George P. McLean and now a National Natural Landmark.[1] A hiking trail climbs the summit of the hill. West Barndoor Hill is maintained by the Granby Land Trust.[2]

Western Barndoor Hill from Barndoor Hills Road and Kettle Pond Lane

References

  1. [1]
    "McLean Game Refuge Natural Areas". National Natural Landmarks Program. National Park Service. 1973. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Western Barndoor Hill Preserve Trail Map" (PDF). Granby Land Trust. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
  • Farnsworth, Elizabeth J. Metacomet-Mattabesett Trail Natural Resource Assessment July 17, 2004. 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.
  • Raymo, Chet and Raymo, Maureen E. Written in Stone: A Geologic History of the Northeastern United States. Globe Pequot, Chester, Connecticut, 1989.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Barndoor_Hills, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.