page_title: Talcott Mountain
section_title: See also
hierarchical_section_title: Talcott Mountain / See also
caption_attribution_description: English: Farmington Reservoir, Farmington Connecticut. Paul Gagnon, 2000.
context_page_description: Talcott Mountain of central Connecticut, with a high point of 950 feet, is a 13-mile long trap rock mountain ridge located 6 miles west of the city of Hartford. The ridge, a prominent landscape feature, forms a continuous line of exposed western cliffs visible across the Farmington River valley from Farmington to Simsbury. Talcott Mountain 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.
  A popular outdoor recreation resource, Talcott Mountain is known for its microclimate ecosystems, rare plant communities, and expansive views from cliffs that tower up to 700 ft above the surrounding landscape.
  Talcott Mountain encompasses two state parks, several municipal recreation areas and reservoirs, a science center and school, a demonstration forest, and the historic Heublein Tower. The 51-mile Metacomet Trail traverses the ridge.
context_section_description: Metacomet Ridge
  Metacomet Trail
  Farmington River
  Adjacent summits:
caption: Farmington Mountain
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