Higby Mountain
Higby Mountain rises to 272 m in Connecticut. West Peak stands 301 m to the west, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area, a rest area 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 28 miles off.
The story
Higby Mountain or Mount Higby 892 feet (272 m), is a traprock mountain ridge located 3.75 miles (6.04 km) east 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. Higby Mountain is known for its high cliff faces, unique microclimate ecosystems, and rare plant communities. It rises steeply 600 feet (180 m) above the Quinnipiac River valley and the city of Meriden to the west as a continuous 2-mile (3 km) long ledge. The mountain is traversed by the 50-mile (80 km) Mattabesett Trail.
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Wikidata Q3135330, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 272 m
How to reach it
- 27.8 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Higby Mountain Easement: 0.5 mi
- Highland Pond Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park: 1.4 mi
- Black Pond State Wildlife Area: 1.7 mi
- Town Of Berlin (Water Tank - Wilbur Cross Hwy): 2.1 mi
- Camels Hump: 0.6 mi
- Chauncey Peak: 1.1 mi
- North Peak: 1.2 mi
- Coe Hill: 1.5 mi
- Old South Hill: 1.7 mi
- Carroll Park: 1.3 mi
- Tynan Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Kronenberger Park: 1.5 mi
- Baldwin Pond Park: 1.8 mi
- Smith Park: 1.8 mi
- Solomon Goffe House Museum: 2.5 mi
- Connecticut State Police Museum: 3.0 mi
- Meriden Historical Society Museum & History Center: 3.4 mi
- Wadsworth Mansion: 3.5 mi
- Middletown Sports Hall of Fame: 3.6 mi
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 4.0 mi
- Erin Street Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Cromwell Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.7 mi
- Wallingford Community Garden: 8.1 mi
- Connecticut Law Enforcement Memorial: 1.4 mi
- City of Meriden WWII Roll of Honor: 3.0 mi
- City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 3.0 mi
- Joseph Pagano Jr.: 3.5 mi
- Cpl. Kemaphoom Chanawongse: 3.7 mi
- Come On Over Wall: 5.0 mi
- Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 6.2 mi
- Washington Trail monument: 6.8 mi
- Bible Rock: 8.6 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 8.7 mi
- First Tear: 3.7 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 4.8 mi
- Home: 8.2 mi
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 8.5 mi
- snake: 10.6 mi
- Westfield Falls: 2.4 mi
- Wadsworth Falls: 2.9 mi
- Wadsworth Little Falls: 3.1 mi
- Spruce Glen Falls: 4.4 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 6.8 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 2.5 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 5.5 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 11.1 mi
- Boating Side: 16.5 mi
- Waterfront: 16.5 mi
- Bluff Head: 10.0 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 10.4 mi
- Green Wall: 11.3 mi
- Porcupine Hole: 11.4 mi
- Crow Point: 12.5 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 0.2 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 6.6 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 8.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 24.1 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 24.6 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 14.8 mi
- Gay City State Park: 19.7 mi
- Picnic Grove: 16.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 17.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Higby Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Peak | W 278° | 301 m | 5.4 mi |
| East Peak | W 275° | 277 m | 5.0 mi |
| Trimountain | S 178° | 232 m | 6.4 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | S 180° | 230 m | 7.5 mi |
| South Mountain | W 275° | 220 m | 4.3 mi |
| Beseck Mountain | S 186° | 219 m | 2.6 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | NW 317° | 217 m | 6.2 mi |
| Pistapaug Mountain | S 179° | 210 m | 8.3 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/4588304019
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 21 mi
- Essex · 23 mi
- Old Saybrook · 26 mi
- East Windsor · 27 mi
- Old Lyme · 28 mi
- Tolland · 29 mi
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