⛰️ Sleeping Giant (Connecticut)

United States · Americas · 225 m · 41.43°N, 72.89°W

Sleeping Giant, , 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. 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. Quinnipiac University is located at Mount Carmel's foot in Hamden.

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Quick facts

Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Elevation	225 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	41.43°N, 72.89°W · view on map

Sleeping Giant (Connecticut) rises to 225 m in United States, in Americas. The full story of this mountain is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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