Chauncey Peak
Chauncey Peak rises to 190 m in Connecticut. West Peak stands 301 m to the west, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 28 miles off.
The story
Chauncey Peak, 688 feet (210 m), is a traprock mountain located 2 miles (3 km) northeast of the center of Meriden, Connecticut. 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. Chauncey Peak is known for its scenic vistas, vertical cliff faces overlooking the Bradley Hubbard Reservoir, unique microclimate ecosystems, and rare plant communities. It rises steeply 400 feet (120 m) above the city of Meriden to the south with west-facing cliffs that plunge into Crescent Lake 300 feet (91 m) below. The mountain is traversed by the 50-mile (80 km) Mattabesett Trail.
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Wikidata Q2961636, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 190 m
How to reach it
- 27.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park: 0.4 mi
- Higby Mountain Easement: 1.2 mi
- Lamentation Mountain State Park: 1.4 mi
- Highland Pond Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Town Of Berlin (Water Tank - Wilbur Cross Hwy): 1.5 mi
- Carroll Park: 0.9 mi
- Falcon Field: 1.1 mi
- Baldwin Pond Park: 1.1 mi
- North End Field: 1.4 mi
- Beaver Pond Park: 1.6 mi
- Higby Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Lamentation Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Camels Hump: 1.5 mi
- North Peak: 1.8 mi
- Snow Hill: 2.2 mi
- Solomon Goffe House Museum: 1.5 mi
- Connecticut State Police Museum: 2.1 mi
- Meriden Historical Society Museum & History Center: 2.7 mi
- Andrews Homestead Museum: 3.3 mi
- Middletown Sports Hall of Fame: 4.6 mi
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 4.8 mi
- Erin Street Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- Cromwell Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 5.7 mi
- Wallingford Community Garden: 8.3 mi
- Come On Over Wall: 5.9 mi
- Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 7.3 mi
- Washington Trail monument: 7.3 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 9.6 mi
- Bible Rock: 9.7 mi
- Connecticut Law Enforcement Memorial: 1.8 mi
- City of Meriden WWII Roll of Honor: 2.4 mi
- City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 2.4 mi
- Joseph Pagano Jr.: 4.5 mi
- Kensington Soldier's Monument: 4.6 mi
- First Tear: 4.6 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 5.8 mi
- Home: 7.5 mi
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 8.3 mi
- snake: 11.4 mi
- Westfield Falls: 2.8 mi
- Wadsworth Falls: 4.0 mi
- Wadsworth Little Falls: 4.2 mi
- Spruce Glen Falls: 4.3 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 5.9 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 3.2 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 4.8 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 10.1 mi
- Boating Side: 15.4 mi
- Waterfront: 15.5 mi
- Green Wall: 10.5 mi
- Porcupine Hole: 10.6 mi
- Bluff Head: 10.7 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 11.1 mi
- Crow Point: 12.6 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 0.9 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 6.9 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 7.6 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 24.4 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 24.4 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 15.9 mi
- Gay City State Park: 20.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 15.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 17.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Chauncey Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Peak | W 274° | 301 m | 4.4 mi |
| East Peak | W 269° | 277 m | 4.0 mi |
| Higby Mountain | ESE 117° | 272 m | 1.1 mi |
| Trimountain | S 170° | 232 m | 6.9 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | S 173° | 230 m | 8.0 mi |
| South Mountain | W 267° | 220 m | 3.3 mi |
| Beseck Mountain | SSE 167° | 219 m | 3.2 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | NW 322° | 217 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359261480
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 22 mi
- Essex · 24 mi
- East Windsor · 27 mi
- Old Saybrook · 27 mi
- Old Lyme · 29 mi
- Tolland · 30 mi
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